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Greek unions plan massive nationwide rally to protest government austerity one year after EU bailout
Greek labor unions, students and others are planning massive a nationwide rally and general strike for tomorrow to protest the government’s austerity budget and deep spending cuts, as well as the imposition of European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) onto the country’s affairs.
Pakistan PM to address bin Laden controversy
The Prime Minister of Pakistan will address Parliament today to discuss in detail the U.S. commando raid which killed Osama bin Laden, amidst swirling accusations that Islamabad has been harboring the al-Qaeda terror chief for many years.
Pentagon videos show vainglorious bin Laden's squalid life: (PHOTOS)
A vainglorious Osama Bin Laden dyed his beard black and put on golden robes when he appeared before camera to record his ominous messages to his followers and adversaries from a hideous den in Pakistan. New video footages released by the Pentagon shows the terror mastermind squatting in a squalid room with bare minimum furnishings and a 14-inch TV set, holding a television remote.
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Syrian tanks roll into Deraa; six protesters killed
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Libyan rebels reject Gaddafi’s ceasefire offer
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Bahrain sentences four protesters to death
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Fatah and Hamas agree to end feud, form unity government
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Former Egyptian interior minister on trial for shooting protesters
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Syrian tanks roll into Deraa; activist says Assad has launched “savage war”
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New WikiLeaks release quotes violent threats of Guantánamo detainees
Gunatanamo detainees verbalized violent threats against their captors, according to the latest set of classified files leaked to anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
Two Syrian MPs quit to protest brutal crackdown
Two Syrian lawmakers have resigned in protest over the government’s brutal crackdown on protesters, according to reports.
Syrian security forces kill mourners at funeral procession
One day after the bloodiest day of the uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad (in which at least 90 people were killed security forces), at least five more protesters died when government troops fired on mourners attending funeral processions.
Omanis protest for jobs, higher wages, end to corruption
At least 1,000 demonstrators have assembled and marched through the city of Salalah in southern Oman demanding more jobs, higher wages an end to corruption and democratic reforms.
Death toll in Syrian protests climbing
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At least two dozen deaths reported in Syrian protests
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Top US military official warns of stalemate in Libya
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Huge protests reported in Syria, despite lifting of emergency laws
Thousands of protesters have reportedly fanned out across Syria after Friday prayers to express their continuing discontent over the government of President Bashar al-Assad's government, one day after the 48-year emergency laws were officially lifted.
Bomb in Karachi gambling den kills at least 15
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Saleh to consider GCC’s plan for Yemen power transition
Delegates from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have offered the president of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and a proposal for him to step down from power, after months of unrest in the small, poverty-stricken country.
Prominent Syrian exile believes Assad will fall
A prominent former official of the Syrian government said he thinks that President Bashar al-Assad will eventually be overthrown as a result of the regime’s brutal crackdown on demonstrators.
Oscar-nominated photographer killed in Libya's Misrata
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