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Syria rejects UN human rights accusations

Feb 14, 2012, 17:33 GMT

Beirut - Syria rejected allegations Tuesday by UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay that government forces had committed crimes against humanity during the country's 11-month uprising, according to state-run Syrian news agency SANA. ... more

Syria shells Homs for 10th day as EU threatens new sanctions

Feb 14, 2012, 17:05 GMT

Beirut - Syrian forces on Tuesday shelled the besieged city of Homs for a tenth consecutive day as the European Union prepared to impose a new round of sanctions on the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. ... more

Clashes in Bahrain as protesters mark anniversary of uprising

Feb 14, 2012, 16:22 GMT

Manama - Bahraini police forces used tear gas to disperse protesters on Tuesday and made at least 20 arrests, as scores of people took to the streets of Manama to mark the first anniversary of anti-government demonstrations. ... more

Report: First opposition protests held in Tehran in 12 months

Feb 14, 2012, 15:25 GMT

Tehran - Opposition protests were held on Tuesday in several parts of Tehran, for the first time in 12 months, opposition websites reported. ... more

British government in discussions with Jordan over radical cleric

Feb 14, 2012, 15:14 GMT

London - A senior British government official flew to Jordan on Tuesday for talks on the deportation of a radical Muslim cleric freed from a British jail after almost 10 years of detention without trial. ... more

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