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US adds Egypt’s Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis to terror list

Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:17:01

The US government Wednesday designated an armed group active in Egypt's Sinai region as a foreign terrorist organization, saying it was responsible for deaths in multiple attacks since 2012.

$65 billion looted from Iraq during US war: UN envoy

Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:36:42

The Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq Nikolai Mladenov said the money looted from Iraq between 2001 and 2010 exceeded 65 billion dollars, referring to the conclusion of the latest study made by the International Monetary Fund.

Qassem: West in disarray, should accept Assad staying on

Thu Apr 10, 2014 10:23:45

Hezbollah Resistance group says the Syrian government Western foes must now accept that President Bashar al-Assad will go on ruling Syria after fighting militants to a standstill - a "reality" to which his foreign enemies seem increasingly resigned.

Lebanese army arrests Syrian leader of car-bomb ring

Thu Apr 10, 2014 08:52:05

The Lebanese military arrested late Wednesday a senior Syrian operative based in Arsal who heads a network responsible for rigging car bombs and sending them into Lebanon, a security source told The Daily Star.

Twin car bombs kill 25 in Syria's Homs: state media

Wed Apr 9, 2014 22:49:40

Two car bombs have killed at least 25 people, including women and children, in a government-held neighborhood of Syria's central city of Homs, state news agency SANA reports.

Four injured in Toronto stabbing rampage

Wed Apr 9, 2014 21:37:59

Four people have been injured in a stabbing rampage at an office park in the Canadian city of Toronto, police say.

20 hurt in mass stabbing at US high school

Wed Apr 9, 2014 20:25:52

An American student has stabbed or slashed 20 teenagers and an adult in a bloody 30-minute rampage in the classrooms and hallways of a Pittsburgh high school, officials say.

Syrian army regains control of Rankus: Report

Wed Apr 9, 2014 18:52:48

The Syrian army forces have regained control of the western city of Rankus in the country’s strategic Qalamoun region from foreign-backed militants, state media reports say.

Car bombs in Baghdad, Iraqi town kill 24 people

Wed Apr 9, 2014 18:06:48

Car bombs have hit several mostly Shia neighborhoods of Baghdad and a town south of the Iraqi capital, killing at least 24 people and wounding dozens, officials say.

Japan Toyota to recall 6.5 million vehicles

Wed Apr 9, 2014 11:18:43

Japanese car manufacturer Toyota will recall 6.58 million vehicles to repair faults in steering columns and seats, in one of the largest recalls to date in the global motor industry.

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