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Iraqi PM starts laying groundwork for new govt

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi prime minister's bloc said Friday it has started laying the groundwork to form a coalition government,…

Shiite group leads in southern Iraq province vote

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi Shiite religious alliance with ties to Iran is leading in one southern province according to the latest vote…

Al-Jazeera: Yemen seizes broadcast equipment

CAIRO (AP) — Al-Jazeera television says Yemeni authorities confiscated broadcasting equipment from the station's San'a offices after…

Israel moves to change law after Biden "mishap"

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is moving to amend the country's planning procedures on sensitive political decisions following an embarrassing…

Israel seals off West Bank to prevent unrest

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours, preventing Palestinians from entering Israel because of fears of unrest.

Mummy of Egypt's monotheist pharaoh to return home

CAIRO (AP) — The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring…

2 Israeli soldiers indicted for Gaza war conduct

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday it indicted two soldiers who forced a Palestinian boy to open bags suspected of…

Gates: Gulf allies understand Iran sanctions next

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that Persian Gulf allies understand sanctions…

British journalist released from Hamas custody

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza's Hamas rulers on Thursday released a British journalist they had held for a month amid allegations…

Police: US troops kill Iraqi reporter and husband

BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. troops opened fire on a car in western Baghdad, killing an Iraqi journalist and her husband, a police official said…

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