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Shi’ite Houthi militants sit in a patrol vehicle that was taken from the army recently in Sana’a on September 26, 2014. (Reuters/Mohamed Al-Sayaghi)
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 26, 2014. (EPA/Justin Lane)
Palestinian leader in new UN bid to end occupation
United Nations, AP—Facing pressure at home to come up with a new strategy for achieving Palestinian statehood, Mahmoud Abbas said Friday he would ask the UN Security Council to dictate the ground rules for any talks with Israel, including setting a deadline for an...Caption:
Student protestors are kettled by police at Civic Square in front of Hong Kong’s Central government offices on September 27, 2014. (EPA/Alex Hofford)
Hong Kong students cleared from inside government compound
Hong Kong, Reuters—Hong Kong riot police used pepper spray to disperse protesters around government headquarters on Saturday, fueling tension ahead of a planned sit-in by pro-democracy activists to protest against Beijing’s tightening grip on the city. Clashes...Caption:
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada listens to Islamist scholar Sheik Abu Muhammad Al Maqdisi during a celebration after his release from a prison near Amman. (Reuters Photos)
Abu Qatada, Maqdisi can unify Islamist ranks against ISIS: experts
Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Two of Jordan’s Salafist preachers, Abu Qatada and Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi, can lead Islamist efforts against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the Hashemite Kingdom, experts claim. The newly released preachers, considered respected...Caption:
In this Friday, April 4, 2014, file photo, head mason Alassane Ramiya inspects the remains of tombs at a mausoleum after it was damaged in Timbuktu, Mali.