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Members of the Free Syrian Army use a catapult to launch a homemade bomb during clashes with pro-government soldiers in the city of Aleppo, October 15, 2012.

Syrian Warplanes Shell Town Seized by Rebels

Fighting in Syria enters its 20th month, continues amid international warnings that the situation in is worsening More

Salim Hamdan was arrested shortly after the September 11 attacks.

US Court Overturns Conviction for Bin Laden's Driver

Former driver, now living in Yemen, is now free after being given credit for sentence with time he had already served More

Egyptian Rights Group: No End to Police Abuses

Cairo-based groups cites 34 deaths, 88 cases of torture and seven cases of sexual assault by authorities since Morsi took office More

Human Rights Watch says image from Ugarit News shows cluster bomblets dropped in Tamanea, Syria, on Oct. 9, 2012.

Video Syria Denies Cluster Bomb Allegations

Human Rights Watch cites array of evidence that Syrian government forces are using banned, Soviet-era explosives More

UN Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi, May 2012.

Photogallery UN Envoy Asks Iran for Help with Syrian Cease-Fire

Lakhdar Brahimi calls on Tehran in efforts to establish cease-fire during upcoming Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha More



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Syrian Refugee Children Welcomed in Lebanese Schools

UNHCR says there are an estimated 20,000 Syrian refugee children attending Lebanese schools
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Turkey Bans Syrian Passenger Planes From Its Airspace

Move follows interception by Ankara of Syrian passenger plane en route from Moscow to Damascus allegedly carrying military supplies
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Israeli Cabinet Approves January 22 Early Election

Israel's parliament, the Knesset, is expected to approve the early election when it convenes Monday
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Israeli Warplanes Kill 5 Palestinian Militants in Gaza

Israel's military said its aircraft fired at several terror activist sites in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket fired into Israel Friday
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Egypt's President Keeps Mahmoud as Prosecutor General

Morsi had removed Mahmoud from office after court acquitted loyalists of ousted President Mubarak on charges of organizing brutal attack against protesters
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Syria Bans Turkish Airline Overflights

Meanwhile, Turkish PM Erdogan condemns UN for inaction in Syria
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Analysts: Turkish-Russian Tensions Could Spread to Middle East

Russia continues its criticism of Turkey for seizing a Moscow to Damascus passenger jet
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