Wave of attacks kills at least 57 in Iraq
Sinan Salaheddin, Associated Press |
posted 21 minutes ago
A string of car bombs and shootings killed at least 57 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting in the country.
Israel bank heist kills 4; robber takes own life
Associated Press |
posted 48 minutes ago
Israeli police say a bungled bank robbery in a southern city left four people dead before the gunman took his own life.
Suspected US drone kills 2 in Yemen
Ahmed Al-haj, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 5:20am
Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country.
Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
Barbara Surk and Zeina Karam, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 5:04am
Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, Syrian state-media said. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group fighting alongside regime troops have been killed in the clashes.
Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction
Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 5:03am
Egyptian officials say dozens of military and police armored vehicles have crossed into Sinai, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.
Correction: Tunisia-Salafi Crackdown story
Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 4:53am
In a May 15 story about the Tunisian government taking a harder line on preaching by ultraconservative Muslim groups ahead of this past weekend's conference by the group known as Ansar al-Shariah, The Associated Press reported erroneously that about 40,000 people attended the group's conference last year. About 4,000 people attended the conference in Kairouan in 2012.
Gunfire from Syria hits Israeli-controlled Golan
Aron Heller, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 4:26am
The Israeli military says gunfire from Syria has hit the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights overnight.
Vandals target Israeli women's prayer group
Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 3:39am
Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's group that has angered ultra-Orthodox communities over its demands for equality of worship.
Iran says producing new air defense missile
Associated Press |
posted May 20th - 3:05am
Iran says it has started mass producing a new sophisticated air defense missile system capable of engaging low-altitude aircraft.
Top Libyan official: Benghazi explosion accident
Esam Mohamed, Associated Press |
posted May 19th - 2:48pm
Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last week was an accident and not an attack.
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