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In this courtroom sketch, Manssor Arbabsiar, center, reads a statement Thursday, May 30, 2013, in Manhattan Federal Court, in New York before the judge sentenced the former used car salesman from Corpus Christi, Texas, to 25 years in prison in a failed conspiracy to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States by bombing a Washington restaurant. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)
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Pakistani police officers examine the car of prosecutor Chaudhry Zulfikar which was targeted by gunmen in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo)
Pakistan’s Lead Prosecutor in Bhutto Case Killed
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen killed Pakistan’s lead prosecutor investigating the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto as he drove to court in the capital on Friday, throwing the case that also involves former ruler Pervez Musharraf into...Caption:
Military police stand in front of the courthouse as thousands of Turks clash with security as they try to break through barricades mounted around the prison and courthouse complex in Silivri, in the outskirts of Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, April 8, 2013. Source: AP Photo
Retired General Charged over Turkish Ex-President’s Death
Istanbul, Reuters—Prosecutors in Turkey have charged a retired general with attempting to kill late President Turgut Ozal, in a last-minute bid to keep the investigation open two decades after his death, local media said on Tuesday. Ozal’s body was exhumed last...Caption:
In this Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 file photo, Libyan civilians watch fires in the Ansar al-Shariah Brigades compound, after hundreds of Libyans, Libyan Military, and Police raided the Brigades base, in Benghazi, Libya. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)
US Consulate Attack Suspect Survives Assassination Attempt
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Al-Qaeda linked militia commander, Abu Sufyan Bin Qumu, narrowly survived an assassination attempt earlier this week by unknown gunmen. Bin Qumu is the leader of the Ansar Al-Shari’a group, suspected of involvement in the 2012 US consulate...Caption:
Moaz Alkhatib talks to the press following his meeting with Arab League Secretary General Nabil ElAraby (not seen) in the League headquarters in Cairo on February 11, 2013. (AFP)