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Iran deploys thousands of security forces against protesters, shows restraint

The Iranian government has taken a lesson from the Arab Spring in responding to the worst anti-government protests the country has seen in nearly a decade. Heavy-handed tactics by Arab governments against...

State TV: 10 more dead in Iran protests

Iranian state television said Monday 10 people were killed overnight during anti-government protests that have emerged in areas across the country since late last week. The report did not offer additional details...

At least 2 dead in Iran protests

At least two demonstrators were reportedly killed during clashes between anti-government protesters and police in Iran on Saturday. A video posted on social media purported to show two protesters after they were...

Cholera cases in Yemen dropping, but epidemic not over

GENEVA — The World Health Organization reports the number of cholera cases in war-torn Yemen has decreased significantly. But the U.N. agency warns the epidemic is far from over and more...

Christmas returns to Mosul after Islamic state defeat

MOSUL, IRAQ — For the first time in the more than three years since Islamic State militants took over vast swaths of Iraq and Syria, Iraqi Christians have gone to church...

Deadly suicide bombing hits near Afghan intelligence compound

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Afghanistan’s interior ministry says a suicide bombing Monday on a busy road in Kabul killed at least five civilians and wounded two others. The blast happened near a compound...

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