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A deputy speaker of the House of Commons was arrested on suspicion of raping one man and sexually assaulting another, according to media reports. Media said Conservative MP Nigel Evans, was questioned over alleged attacks on two men in their

Hundreds of thousands of hardline Islamists demanding a new blasphemy law on Sunday blocked highways and fought running battles with police, leaving four people dead and hundreds injured in the Bangladeshi capital. Chanting “Allahu Akbar!” (“God is greatest!”) and “One

(AP) Bangladesh building-collapse toll tops 600By FARID HOSSAINAssociated PressDHAKA, BangladeshMore than 600 bodies have been recovered from the garment-factory building that collapsed well over a week ago, police said Sunday as the grim recovery work continued in one of the

By REBECCA SANTANAAssociated PressMATEELA, PakistanFor decades, not a single woman in this dusty Pakistani village surrounded by wheat fields and orange trees has voted. And they aren’t likely to in next week’s parliamentary election either. The village’s men have spoken.

KABUL, Afghanistan, May 4 (UPI) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the CIA promised him Saturday he would continue to receive cash for what amounts to a presidential slush fund. Karzai said he got the pledge at a meeting with

Imran Firasat, who has been in limbo in Spain for months with a growing list of charges over his vocal stance against what he considers the dangers of Islam, has been acquitted of “hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims.” This

(AP) Israeli warplanes strike Syria in escalationBy BASSEM MROUE and IAN DEITCHAssociated PressBEIRUT Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital Sunday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian-made guided

(AP) Iran condemns Israeli airstrike in SyriaTEHRAN, Iran Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman is condemning an Israeli airstrike in Syria on a shipment of Iranian-made missiles, but gives no other hints of a possible stronger response from Tehran or its allies.

Retired U.S. General Lawrence Wilkerson, who was once Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, says either Israel or the rebels “could have very well” been the ones behind chemical weapons in Syria.  He believes the use of

Reports in Syrian and international media indicate that early Sunday, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck a military research facility on the outskirts of the Syrian capital of Damascus, shaking the city.  The airstrike was the second in three days, after

Thousands are to protest in France on Sunday to mark President Francois Hollande’s first year in office, with some accusing the Socialist leader of turning his back on the left and others denouncing his backing of gay marriage. On the

Saudi Arabia has given girls at private schools the right to play sport, the education ministry said Sunday, in a step aimed at easing restrictions on women in the ultra-conservative kingdom. The ministry directive published in Saudi newspapers says that

At least 11 people were killed Sunday when a suicide attacker rammed a car laden with explosives into a government convoy at a busy junction in the Somali capital, police said.

Iran is ready to help “train” the Syrian army if Damascus seeks such assistance, the commander of the Islamic republic’s army ground forces, General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, was quoted as saying on Sunday.

(AP) Syria news agency: Israel strikes near DamascusBy KARIN LAUB and JOSEF FEDERMANBEIRUT Israeli missiles struck a research center near the Syrian capital Damascus, setting off explosions and causing casualties, Syria’s state news agency reported early Sunday, citing initial reports.

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May 5 – Syrian state TV says Israeli rocket strikes were the cause of a series of explosions at a military research centre in Damascus. Paul Chapman reports.

The names of the witnesses who will be at the House Oversight Committee Hearing next Wednesday relating to last September’s attack on the U.S. Mission in Benghazi on have reportedly surfaced. Gregory N. Hicks, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy

(AP) – Ten days after the horrifying collapse of a garment-factory building, life has become still more gruesome for crews working to recover bodies at the site. The death toll rose to 547 on Saturday and the stench of decaying

Pope Francis has directed the bishops of Argentina, his home country, to govern the Church there following a document that makes clear that holy communion should be disallowed for any person who facilitates abortion, including politicians. “These are the guidelines

The names of three men who will testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee next week on Capitol Hill have been released.  Gregory N. Hicks, the deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Libya at the

(AP) China city quashes protest against petro plantBy DIDI TANGAssociated PressBEIJINGAfter word spread about an environmental protest that was planned for Saturday in the central Chinese city of Chengdu, drugstores and printing shops were ordered to report anyone making certain

(AP) Israeli strike on Syria targeted weapons shipmentBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and RYAN LUCASAssociated PressWASHINGTONAn Israeli airstrike against Syria was targeting a shipment of advanced missiles believed to be bound for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Israeli officials confirmed Saturday.

At least 20 people were killed in violent clashes between Christian and Muslim mobs in central Nigeria’s Taraba state on Friday, prompting a round-the-clock curfew, an aid worker has told AFP. Authorities have imposed a curfew in the area following

(AP) Sunnis flee Syrian city after reports of killingsBy BASSEM MROUEAssociated PressBEIRUTThousands of Sunni Muslims fled a Syrian coastal town Saturday, a day after reports circulated that nearly a dozen people including children were killed by pro-government gunmen in the