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UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai,…

Mobs attack home of Iranian opposition leader

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Pro-government crowds swarmed outside the battered home of a key Iranian opposition leader Friday after militiamen…

Posters for Egypt's spy chief as president removed

CAIRO (AP) — An official says posters supporting Egypt's intelligence chief as a candidate in next year's presidential elections were…

Shiite bloc names new candidate for Iraqi PM

BAGHDAD (AP) — A powerful Iranian-backed Shiite bloc put forward its own candidate for prime minister Friday, further complicating…

Hezbollah won't cooperate with Hariri tribunal

BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah's leader said Friday he will not respond to a U.N.-appointed prosecutor's demand for the group to hand over all…

Airport official: plane crashes outside Dubai

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An aircraft believed to be a cargo plane crashed Friday outside Dubai, an airport official said.…

Israeli, Palestinian leaders face critics of talks

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned Friday from the resumption of Mideast negotiations in Washington to…

Blasts rip through possible Hezbollah weapons site

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Explosions ripped through a building Friday in southern Lebanon that might have been used to store weapons by…

Iran could strike Israeli nuclear site if attacked

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's military chief of staff says Tehran could strike Israel's nuclear facility if the Jewish state were to…

Iranian opposition leader's home attacked

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his…

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