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• Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town
  Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the capital to the
  May 19, 2013 3:07 pm
• Tunisia security blocks salafi conference, 1 dead
  Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes with angry youths that
  May 19, 2013 2:42 pm
• Nigeria military: 17 killed during offensive
  Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three soldiers.
  May 19, 2013 2:34 pm

• Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians
  May 19, 2013 2:31 pm
• Israel disputes French TV claim on boy's death
  May 19, 2013 2:27 pm
• Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
  May 19, 2013 1:59 pm
• Coens' folk revival 'Llewyn' serenades Cannes
  May 19, 2013 1:53 pm
• Chinese premier visits India to boost ties
  May 19, 2013 1:45 pm
• Slim, broadcasters take fight to soccer field
  May 19, 2013 1:34 pm
• Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers
  May 19, 2013 1:29 pm