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Police Block March to Temple Mount
Jerusalem police have ruled that activists cannot hold a march to the Temple Mount this Sunday.
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Hundreds of Jordanians protest Israel peace deal
Hundreds of Jordanians burned Israeli and US flags in Amman on Friday
and called for the cancellation of the 1994 Jordan-Israel peace accord.
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Putin returns to presidency in a changed Russia
Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency on Monday will technically
give him greater powers than he wielded as prime minister.
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Hundreds held after fierce Cairo clashes in which soldier killed
Military prosecutors have detained over 300 Egyptian protesters following clashes outside the country's Defense Ministry.
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French election: Sarkozy and Hollande keep silence
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his challenger Francois Hollande
are observing a mandatory election silence ahead of Sunday's run-off
vote.
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Greek elections to usher in anti-bail-out parties
Greece's two main parties are set for heavy losses in Sunday's (6 May) elections.
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Gloom builds for euro zone, United States
In Europe, the purchasing managers indexes (PMIs), which primarily cover
services, suggested a recession across the continent's currency union
could now extend to mid-year and be deeper than previously thought.
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Some U.S. aid to Iraq bought 'protection' from militias, insurgents
The United States has determined that hundreds of millions of dollars in government funding was relayed to militias in Iraq.
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Ex-IDF intelligence chief: A nuclear Iran more dangerous than military strike
Former Military Intelligence chief Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin said on
Saturday that a nuclear Iran would be more dangerous than carrying out a
military strike on Iran.
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Conservative factions dominate Iran's run-off elections
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, now out of favor with Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, suffered more setbacks in a run-off
parliamentary election seen as a pointer for next year's presidential
race.