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UK: 66 Iraqis launch torture cases against British troops
06-02-2010
Lawyers for 66 Iraqis, claiming torture and abuse at the hands of UK soldiers, started legal action calling for a single inquiry into Britain’s detention policy during the Iraq war.


Turkey: PM's wife not allowed into military hospital
02-02-2010
Turkey’s prime minister complained about the treatment his wife had received when she tried to enter a military hospital while wearing a headscarf.


'Talk to Taliban' statement angers minister
27-01-2010
[The Netherlands] Home affairs minister Guusje ter Horst has annoyed foreign minister Maxime Verhagen by again saying the west should talk to Taliban.


Lebanon: 90 feared dead in Ethiopian plane crash
26-01-2010
An Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 people exploded into flames and crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Beirut airport amid violent storms.


AFGHANISTAN: "Humanitarian aid" not something the military can do
26-01-2010
Belligerent parties in Afghanistan should not call the aid they distribute "humanitarian", because this is to confuse neutral, impartial and needs-based assistance with "hearts and minds" projects designed to achieve specific ends.


Bin Ladin claims responsibility for Christmas plane bombing attempt
25-01-2010
Al-Qaida leader claimed responsibility for a foiled attempt of bombing a U.S.-bound airplane on Dec. 25, and vowed further attacks against the United States, in an audio recording.


Afghanistan: Afghan parliamentary elections postponed
24-01-2010
Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) has postponed the parliamentary election due to lack of fund and security problems.


Clinton, EU vow continued pressure on Iran
22-01-2010
.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton vowed they will keep pressuring Iran on its nuclear program, saying they won't "back down."


Syria: Syrian President meets U.S. Mideast envoy
21-01-2010
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with visiting U.S. special envoy for Middle East peace George Mitchell on bilateral relations, prospects of the Mideast peace and the situation in the region.


Israel: Turkey shifting toward radical Islam, says Israeli intelligence
21-01-2010
Turkey’s recent diplomatic moves are indicative of its shift away from the West and toward radical Islam, Israel’s chief intelligence official said.


Turkey: Police arrest more al-Qa'ida suspects in Ankara
20-01-2010


Egypt floods kill six, displace hundreds
19-01-2010


Afghanistan: Taliban attacks on Kabul leaves 15 dead, 63 injured
19-01-2010


YEMEN-HORN OF AFRICA: African arrivals in 2009 up 55 percent
17-01-2010


The Netherlands: Iraq report: PM now accepts criticism
15-01-2010


Yemen: Muslim scholars send warning message to London Conference
14-01-2010


Russia: Turkish PM Erdoðan calls for just stance on Iran over nuclear program
14-01-2010


AFGHANISTAN: Over 2,400 civilian deaths in 2009
13-01-2010


Yemen: 18 Saudi air raids target Yemeni villages
11-01-2010


Turkey: CIA bomber's wife says war must go on against US
10-01-2010


UK: Britain gained from Iraq invasion, says Brown’s adviser
07-01-2010


Yemen: U.S. embassy in Yemen closed over threats by al-Qaeda
04-01-2010


Britain and US to fund joint anti-terror unit in Yemen to combat al Qa'ida
03-01-2010


Swede sentenced to 10 month’s jail in Turkey
01-01-2010


Lebanon: Army fires at Israeli planes over south Lebanon
31-12-2009


Afghanistan: Americans killed in Afghanistan were CIA agents
31-12-2009


Egypt refuses entry to Viva Palestina aid convoy
25-12-2009


Yemen: Air strike with help from the US kills 54 civilians in Yemen
21-12-2009


Saudi Prince Alwaleed ranks on top of Arab rich list
20-12-2009


Afghanistan: Blast leaves 8 dead, 40 injured in Kabul
15-12-2009


Blackwater operated with CIA, reports
11-12-2009


Israel to build a wall along border with Egypt
09-12-2009


AFGHANISTAN: Civilians killed, displaced by clashes in Helmand
08-12-2009


UK: Blair had been warned about lack of planning before Iraq invasion
08-12-2009


NATO allies rally to Obama request with 7,000 more troops for Afghanistan
05-12-2009


Saudi Arabia: Jeddah flood toll reaches 113
04-12-2009


Iraq inquiry gives insight to UK subservience to US
04-12-2009


Syria: Bomb injures dozens in Damascus
03-12-2009


Trip to Turkey cancelled after 'no' to Wilders
03-12-2009


Afghanistan: US announces major Afghanistan troop surge ahead of withdrawal
02-12-2009


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