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Israel court sentences Palestinian protest leader
An Israeli military court has sentenced a prominent Palestinian protest leader to 13 months in jail for urging youths to throw rocks at Israeli soldiers.But the court said Bassem al-Tamimi, 45, will be a free man Tuesday, because he already spent that period of time in jail while awaiting trial. He was conditionally released in April to care for his ailing mother.The activist led weekly marches in

Russian firm: Iran victim of another cyberattack
A Russian-based internet security firm says a powerful spyware virus with unprecedented data-snatching capabilities has attacked computers in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East.

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Italian news reports say 8 dead in new 5.8-magnitude quake that rocked northern regions.

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Bankia parent group says it lost $4.15BN in 2011

The parent company of the bank at the center of Spain's financial worries has restated its 2011 results to reflect a €3.3 billion ($4.15 billion) loss as opposed to a €41 million

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Yemen: 3 militants and 3 soldiers killed in south
Yemeni military officials say fighting that broke out after a militant ambush of an army supply convoy has killed three al-Qaida-linked fighters and three soldiers in the country's south.

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Top Philippine judge fired for not declaring $2.4M

Senators fired the Philippines' Supreme Court chief justice Tuesday for failing to declare $2.4 million in bank accounts in a politically colored trial that has reinvigorated President Benigno

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