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Gay marriage vote poses problems for UK's Cameron AFP - 1 hour 10 minutes agoBritish Prime Minister David Cameron faces further dissent from within the ranks of his Conservative Party as a bill to legalise gay marriage returns More »
- Outlook dim as Syria diplomacy gathers force Reuters Middle East - 5 hours ago
* "Friends of Syria" to hear Kerry peace talks plan onWednesday * Arab League, Syrian opposition to meet on Thursday * EU summit to consider lifting More »
- Britain's Cameron makes personal plea to tax havens AFP - 5 hours ago
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday wrote to leaders of oversees tax havens, urging them to help the country's efforts to combat tax More »
- Venezuela in rare diplomatic overture to US AFP - 5 hours ago
Venezuela on Sunday made a rare diplomatic overture to the United States, suggesting it could be time for better ties. More »
- In symbolic landmark, Myanmar leader heads to White House AFP - 5 hours ago
Myanmar President Thein Sein on Monday becomes the first leader of his country to visit the White House in nearly half a century, in one of the most More »
- Hezbollah steps up Syria battle, Israel threatens more strikes Reuters Middle East - 6 hours ago
* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria - activists * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says planned peace More »
- One killed in northern Lebanese city of Tripoli Reuters Middle East - 8 hours ago
TRIPOLI, Lebanon, May 19 (Reuters) - One person was killedand a dozen people were wounded by gunfire on Sunday in thenorthern Lebanese city of More »
- Protesting Egyptian police block Israel border crossing Reuters Middle East - 9 hours ago
* Police expand protest after kidnap of seven colleagues * Government says no negotiations with Islamist kidnappers * Israeli official says blockage More »
- Tunisian Islamist protester killed in clash with police Reuters Middle East - 10 hours ago
* Annual rally by hardline Islamists had been banned * Ansar al-Sharia supporters clash with police in two cities * Transport suspended in parts of More »
- Tunisian Islamist protester dies in clash with police Reuters Middle East - 11 hours ago
TUNIS, May 19 (Reuters) - A Tunisian man taking part in apro-Islamist protest in Tunisia on Sunday died after clashingwith police, the state news More »
- Obama to discuss al Qaeda, drones, Guantanamo Bay in Thursday speech Reuters Middle East - 13 hours ago
By Steve Holland ATLANTA, May 19 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, underfire for security lapses at a U.S. mission in Libya, will in aspeech on More »
- Clashes with protesters erupt in Tunisia's Kairouan Reuters Middle East - 17 hours ago
KAIROUAN, Tunisia, May 19 (Reuters) - Tunisian police firedteargas on Sunday at supporters of radical Islamist group Ansaral-Sharia who were throwing More »
- Egyptian police block Israel border crossing in fury at kidnapping -sources Reuters Middle East - 17 hours ago
(Clarifying that al-Awja used by trucks between Egypt andIsrael, paragraph 3) CAIRO, May 19 (Reuters) - Egyptian police enraged by thekidnapping of More »
- Tunisian police fire in air to disperse Islamists Reuters Middle East - 18 hours ago
TUNIS, May 19 (Reuters) - Tunisian police fired teargas andshots into the air in Tunis on Sunday to disperse some 500supporters of the hardline More »
- N. Korea test-fires another short-range missile AFP - 19 hours ago
North Korea on Sunday test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, a Seoul official said. More »
- Iran hangs two spies working for Israel and U.S.-report Reuters Middle East - 20 hours ago
DUBAI, May 19 (Reuters) - Iranian authorities executed twomen on Sunday convicted of working for Israeli and U.S. spyagencies, Iran's Fars news More »
- Russia retrieves mice, newts from space AFP - 21 hours ago
A Russian capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other small animals returned from a month's mission in orbit on Sunday with data More »
- Japan defends PM aide's surprise N.Korea trip AFP - 21 hours ago
A Japanese minister on Sunday defended a surprise visit to North Korea by one of the prime minister's aides which Washington and Seoul said could not More »
- Argentina ex-dictator takes secrets to the grave AFP - Sun, May 19, 2013
Late Argentine dictator General Jorge Videla will be buried without revealing what happened to the tens of thousands who "disappeared" during his More »
- Myanmar leader starts landmark US visit AFP - Sun, May 19, 2013
Myanmar President Thein Sein began Saturday the first visit to Washington by a leader of his country in nearly 50 years as the United States throws More »