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Egyptian court sentences 185 to death for attack on police

(Reuters) - An Egyptian judge sentenced 185 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death on Tuesday over an attack on a police station near Cairo last year in which 12 policemen were killed. The ruling is preliminary and subject to a lengthy appeals process. It also goes to the...

Tunisia's first parliament after revolution opens session

(Reuters)- Tunisia's first full elected parliament held its opening session on Tuesday with a challenge to implement the democracy its people sought when they marched in the 2011 revolt against autocrat Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. The country that saw the first of the Arab Spring...

UN chief names Kaag as new Lebanon coordinator

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The official who led the international effort to rid Syria of its chemical weapons has been named the new United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Sigrid Kaag's appointment in a statement Monday. Kaag,...

ISIS jihadis kill 16 border guards in western Iraq

BAGHDAD: At least 16 Iraqi border guards were killed Monday in a dawn assault by ISIS jihadis on their post near the Syrian frontier, provincial and security officials said. "Sixteen border guards, including a captain, were killed and four wounded in an attack targeting their...