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US, UK spy agencies intercept Yahoo webcam images

Fri Feb 28, 2014 18:24:41

US senators said British and US spy agencies showed a "breathtaking lack of respect" for privacy after reports they had intercepted and stored images from webcams used by millions of Yahoo users.

Ukraine set to announce state of emergency in Crimea

Fri Feb 28, 2014 17:24:44

Declaration of a state of emergency in the southern region of Crimea is one of the options being studied to resolve the crisis unfolding there, the top security official in Ukraine's new power structure said on Friday.

Lebanese judge asks for death penalty for Sheikh Assir

Fri Feb 28, 2014 16:58:49

Lebanese Military Investigative Judge Riad Abu Ghayda issued indictments Friday against 57 individuals, including Salafist Sheikh Ahmad Assir and former pop singer Fadl Shaker. He requested the death penalty for all 57.

Berri main target of Azzam Brigades terror attacks

Fri Feb 28, 2014 16:28:53

The Al-Qaeda affiliated Abdullah Azzam Brigades was planning a suicide attack targeting Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, according to reports published Friday in local dailies As-Safir and Al-Akhbar.

ISIL militants retreat from parts of north Syria

Fri Feb 28, 2014 14:12:19

The terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has reportedly begun withdrawing from parts of northern Syria ahead of a deadline set by a rival militant group.

China swipes back at US in annual rights report

Fri Feb 28, 2014 13:17:24

China has accused the United States of widespread human rights abuses, including cyber-surveillance and child labor, in Beijing's annual rebuttal of Washington's criticism of its rights record.

In picture: Female rock climbing games in Tehran

Fri Feb 28, 2014 12:12:05

Female athletes have took part in rock climbing games in the Iranian capital, Tehran. Rock climbing is an activity in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls.

US report raps Israel for using exaggerated force against Palestinians

Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:57:37

Israel uses exaggerated force against Palestinians in the West Bank and limits their freedom of movement, a report by the US State Department says.

Attacks kill 52, wound dozens more across Iraq

Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:11:53

At least 52 people have been killed and many others wounded in separate attacks targeting mostly Shia neighborhoods across Iraq, official sources say.

Militants attack chemical weapons convoys: Syria

Fri Feb 28, 2014 09:03:09

There were two attempted attacks on Syrian convoys transporting chemical weapons late last month, Syrian authorities told the international mission overseeing the removal and destruction of its toxic arsenal.

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