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Obama planning to arm rebels with lethal weapons
US President Obama is preparing to send lethal weaponry to the Syrian opposition.
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World seeks answers as Syria civil war evolves
The world is watching the situation in Syria transform before its eyes.
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Many in Muslim world want sharia as law of land: survey
Large majorities in the Muslim world want the Islamic legal and moral code of sharia as the official law in their countries.
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Communists vs. Liberals on May 1
Supporters of communism and socialism around the world will celebrate on Wednesday, May 1.
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Netanyahu: Conflict is Over Israel's Existence, Not Land
The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Authority is not over land, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Wednesday.
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Mysterious Hebrew stone displayed in Jerusalem
An ancient limestone tablet covered with a mysterious Hebrew text that
features the archangel Gabriel is at the center of a new exhibit in
Jerusalem.
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Iranian Leader Accuses Jews of Engaging in Sorcery
An Iranian leader with close ties to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
recently accused the Jews of engaging in sorcery and employing it
against Iran.
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Pope: Israel, PA Need to Make 'Courageous Decisions'
Pope Francis called on Tuesday for Israel and the Palestinian Authority
to "resume negotiations" and "take courageous decisions", the Vatican
said.
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Arab League sweetens Israel-Palestinian peace plan
The Arab League's decision to sweeten its decade-old proposal offering
comprehensive peace with Israel has placed Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu in a bind.
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Boston bombings: Three suspects taken into custody
Police in the US city of Boston have taken three additional suspects
into custody in connection with the Boston Marathon bomb attacks on 15
April.