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Britain says eighth Tehran embassy worker freed

AFP - 30 mins ago

LONDON (AFP) - Britain confirmed Monday that Iran had released an eighth local staff member of the British embassy in Tehran, leaving one still in detention. More »

Yemen court condemns seven Shiite rebels to death
AFP - 50 mins ago
SANAA (AFP) - A Yemeni court on Monday sentenced seven people to death for carrying out "criminal" acts and belonging to an armed Shiite rebel group. More »
UN rights mission holds hearings on Gaza war
AFP - 1 hour 4 mins ago
GENEVA (AFP) - A UN human rights mission investigating alleged violations committed during the war in the Gaza Strip at the turn of the year resumed its public hearings here on Monday. More »
US won't stand in Israel's way on Iran: Biden
AFP - 1 hour 50 mins ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Vice President Joe Biden said, in an television interview, that the United States would not stand in the way of Israel in its dealings with Iran's nuclear ambitions. More »
Germany's FM in Israel eyes 'fresh start'
AFP - 6 hours 47 mins ago
JERUSALEM (AFP) - Germany's foreign minister said he was hopeful of a "fresh start" in the Middle East peace process thanks to new US engagement in the region as he arrived in Israel. More »
Iraqi PM Maliki to visit US from July 21
AFP - 10 hours 20 mins ago
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is to visit the United States from July 21, one of his advisers told AFP on Sunday, in a trip aimed at bolstering non-military cooperation. More »
German foreign minister starts Mideast tour
AFP - 11 hours 46 mins ago
BERLIN (AFP) - Germany's foreign minister left for Israel Sunday at the start of a two-day tour that will also take in Syria and Lebanon and is aimed at lending support to the new US engagement in the region. More »
Egypt revive World Cup hopes by defeating Rwanda
AFP - 11 hours 54 mins ago
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - Egypt revived hopes of appearing at the World Cup for the first time in 20 years with a 3-0 triumph over Rwanda in Cairo Sunday. More »
Palestinian football team to play in Iraq
AFP - Yesterday, 08:44 pm
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - The Palestinian national football team will travel to Iraq this week for a friendly, the first international match staged in the war-torn country since 2003, officials said on Sunday. More »
Iraqi policeman killed in Mosul grenade attacks
AFP - Yesterday, 08:43 pm
MOSUL, Iraq (AFP) - An Iraqi policeman was killed and 15 others, including three police, were wounded in four separate grenade attacks in the same Mosul street on Sunday, a security official told AFP. More »