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<title><![CDATA[Tutu Scoops Templeton Prize]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:47:37 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Retired South African archbishop Desmond Tutu wins the $1.7m Templeton Prize for his contribution to 'affirming life's spiritual dimension'.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mursi Meets Released Soldiers]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:36:42 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Egyptian soliders released by Islamist kidnappers, border crossing reopens.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Experts Warn Syrian Conflict Spillover Could Cause "Somalization" of Region]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 07:25:24 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Israeli-Syrian border had been quiet for the last 40 years. And when the civil war began, Israel maintained a policy of non-intervention, except for sending humanitarian support and providing medical treatment to refugees arriving at the border in the Golan Heights.   But recently, Israel is reported to have launched a series of attacks in Syria targeting arms shipments.   Professor Eyal Zisser from Tel Aviv University explains.  [Prof.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Locals Relieved as Nigeria Eases Curfew in Northeast]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:01:37 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[As Nigeria claims an early success for its military offensive against Islamist insurgents in the northeast and eases the curfew in the area, local residents voice relief and hope for peace.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Five Dead in Israel Bank Robbery]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:55:13 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Five people are killed in a bank robbery in Israel, including one of the robbers, who turned the gun on himself.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Car Bombs Kill at Least 20 in Baghdad]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:50:22 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A series of bomb blasts kills at least 20 people in the Iraqi capital.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Egyptian Police Protest at Gaza Border]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 09:45:32 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Egyptian soldiers and police stage a protest at a Gaza border crossing in solidarity with colleagues kidnapped in Sinai.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[KFC Smugglers Deliver Fast Food the Hard Way]]></title>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 13:20:20 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[KFC meals are being ordered from Egypt and delivered via smuggling tunnels to the besieged Gaza Strip.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Egypt Militants Planned Attack on U.S. and French Embassies]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 09:47:13 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Egypt's state news agency MENA reports that an al Qaeda-linked cell was planning suicide attacks on the French and U.S. embassies in Cairo.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Car Bomb Strikes Baghdad, 6 Killed]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:22:42 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A car bomb rips through a busy Shi'ite market in Baghdad, killing six people as Iraq faces a second day of attacks.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghan Government Condemns Suicide Bombing That Killed Six]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:53:34 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Afghanistan's interior minister visits the site of a suicide bombing that killed six civilians, and condemns the attack.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dozens Dead in Iraq Car Bombings]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:43:24 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Baghdad residents assess the damages left by a spate of bomb blasts across the city Wednesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Suicide Bombs Targets Foreigners in Kabul]]></title>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:59:24 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul kills at least six people.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gunmen Attack Baghdad Liquor Stores,12 killed]]></title>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 16:43:27 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Relatives collect bodies of loved ones from a Baghdad morgue after gunmen using silencers targeted stores selling alcohol and killing 12 people, raising fears of hardline Islamists influence.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Libya Protests After Car Bomb Kills 3 Outside Hospital]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:24:51 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Protestors gather in the Libyan capital following news of a car bombing outside a hospital in the eastern city of Benghazi.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Death toll in Turkey up; Syria opposition blames Assad]]></title>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:13:57 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The death toll from the twin car bomb attack in Reyhanli on the Turkish-Syrian border rises to 49 as Syrian opposition leaders accuse the Syria government of involvement in the attack.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gaddafi Cousin on Trial in Egypt]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:27:37 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[A cousin of Muammar Gaddafi goes on trial in Egypt for attempted murder.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Turkish Fighter Jet Crashes Near Syria]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 18:46:14 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Turkey's military says it has lost one of its F-16 fighter jets near the border with Syria, but NTV television quoted military sources as saying the crash had probably been an accident.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New SARS-Like Virus Can Probably Pass Person-to-Person]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 09:51:41 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[New SARS-like virus can probably pass person-to-person with Saudi Arabia having the biggest cluster of cases.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Egypt's Mubarak Back in Court]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 07:37:05 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Ousted president Hosni Mubarak and sons appear in court.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pakistan Hopeful for the Future]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 05:20:47 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Pakistan residents hope for a bright future as former Prime Minister Sharif poised to win landmark election.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Egypt Activists Condemn Brotherhood Rule]]></title>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 04:17:23 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Released Egyptian activist, Ahmed Maher, accuses President Mohamed Mursi of being no different to ousted dictator.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scuffles and Arrests at Jerusalem's Western Wall]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:23:00 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Orthodox Jews scuffle with police at the Western Wall in Jerusalem as they protest against the 'Women of the Wall' performing religious rituals reserved for men under Orthodox practice.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Taliban Threats Against Electoral Candidates ]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 13:13:59 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Pakistan's highest-profile anti-Taliban politician is forced to campaign for election from the safety of his deserted party headquarters as his Awami National Party is continually targeted by militant attacks.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[German Chancellor Merkel Visits Troops in Afghanistan]]></title>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 11:09:58 EST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[German chancellor Angela Merkel visits troops in Afghanistan and lays down wreath for fallen soldiers.]]></description>
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