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U.S. Concerned Over Hizballah Involvement In Syria

The White House says President Barack Obama has expressed the United States' concern over Hizballah's involvement in Syria in a telephone call with Lebanese President Michel Sleiman.
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Sharif Calls For Taliban Talks

Pakistan's prime minister-designate has called for a dialogue with hard-line Taliban militants waging a war against the government.
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Rimsha Masih, a disabled Pakistani Christian girl accused of insulting Islam sits in a helicopter after her release from jail in Rawalpindi. She had been held on blasphemy charges for over a month until domestic and international condemnation prompted her release.

Report: 'Religious Freedom Declining'

eligious freedom is on the decline in many parts of the world, according to a new report from the U.S. State Department, which calls the trend “worrying.”
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Moscow 'Terror Attack' Foiled

Russia's counterterrorism agency says its forces have foiled a terror attack on Moscow.
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The aftermath of a bomb attack in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on May 20.

Iraq Hit By Wave Of Deadly Bombings

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki says he will alter his country's security strategy after a wave of attacks killed scores of people across the country on May 20.
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