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Air strikes by Turkish military kill 35 Kurdish civilians
On Dec. 29, an overnight Turkish air strike left at least 35 Kurdish civilians dead in northern Iraq near the…
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Yemeni government forces attack hundreds of thousands of peaceful protesters
On Dec. 24, government forces loyal to outgoing Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh fired on hundreds of thousands of peaceful…
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Egyptian women’s march takes the streets
Angry over the military's abuse of women during recent protests in Tahrir Square, an estimated 10,000 women marched through the…
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Bethlehem mayor calls for boycott of Israel
Speaking after giving his traditional annual Christmas address, Bethlehem Mayor Victor Batarseh compared Israeli policy to that of apartheid-era South…
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Iraq: not free from foreign domination
While combat troops are leaving Iraq, for now at least, the U.S. government is creating a staff of 16,000 for…
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Iraq: not free from foreign domination
While combat troops are leaving, for now at least, the U.S. government is creating a staff of 16,000 for its…
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Saleh signs transfer-of-power deal in Yemen
After nearly a year of intense political struggle in Yemen, the country’s president has officially signed a transfer-of-power deal.
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Leftist students in Turkey on trial
One of the most important and controversial court cases in Turkey started on Dec. 9 in Ankara, Turkey. The case…
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Imperialists impose new sanctions on Iran
On Nov. 29, Iranian students stormed the British Embassy in Tehran, protesting Britain’s new sanctions on banking with Iran.
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Protest in Washington, D.C., demands end to military rule in Egypt
All over the world, Egyptians and supporters are rallying in front of embassies and other political centers to support the…
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