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Photo courtesy of thenewage.co.za Miss Algeria crowned for first time in 10 years After an absence of 10 years, the Miss Algeria beauty contest was held Friday in the western city of Oran, with 19-year-old science student Rym Amari taking the pageant honours.
22 June 2013
More EU pressure on Iran, Israel PM tells Ashton Europe must take a firmer line with Iran over its controversial nuclear programme, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday at the start of a working meeting with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
21 June 2013
Rebels barring access to Sudan conflict zones: UN Rebels battling government forces in two southern states in Sudan are holding up relief and medical supplies into areas they control.
21 June 2013
'Friends of Syria' meeting in Doha to discuss aid for rebels Foreign ministers of the "Friends of Syria" group meet in Doha on Saturday to discuss military help and other aid for rebels after an onslaught by government forces who have retaken key areas.
21 June 2013
Syria's sectarian war causes Hamas split: analysts Syria's civil war has caused a split within Hamas over whether to cling to Shiite backers Damascus, Tehran and Hezbollah or side with Sunni allies such as Qatar, Egypt and Turkey.
21 June 2013
World rights groups say Jordan trying to censor online media International rights groups and media freedom defenders expressed concern on Wednesday about a recent Jordanian government decision to block unlicensed local news websites saying it was a censorship attempt.
20 June 2013
Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana, project renders UAE company to build Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana Arabtech Holding PJSC (ARTC) has won the tender for construction of the 88-storey complex Abu Dhabi Plaza in Astana.
20 June 2013
Syria opposition vows to fight on to topple Assad Syria's opposition vowed Wednesday to fight on to topple President Bashar al-Assad, saying any political solution to the conflict must lead to the fall of the regime.
20 June 2013
Top US general, diplomat clash over Syria: report Top US military officer General Martin Dempsey has clashed with Secretary of State John Kerry over the merits of bombing Syria's regime at a White House meeting.
20 June 2013
UN vows 'despicable' attack will not end Somalia mission UN chief Ban Ki-moon expressed outrage at a "despicable" Islamist attack on a UN compound in Somalia which left 16 dead but vowed that the organisation would not end its work in the troubled country.
20 June 2013
US to open peace talks with Taliban The United States and the Taliban cleared the decks for peace talks Tuesday even as a deadly attack on US troops underlined the still furious nature of their decade-long war.
19 June 2013
©REUTERS/Suhaib Salem Nine students killed in attack on Nigeria school: residents Suspected Islamists shot dead nine students as they sat an exam in an attack on a private school in Maiduguri, northeast Nigeria.
19 June 2013
Nursultan Nazarbayev. Photo by Marat Abilov© Nazarbayev congratulates Iran's Rowhani on election Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev sent a telegram congratulating Hassan Rowhani on his election as Iran's new President.
19 June 2013
UN says refugees, displaced at two-decade high War and other crises drove one person from their home every 4.1 seconds in 2012.
19 June 2013
Afghan forces take over security from NATO Afghan forces took control of security across the country on Tuesday, marking a major milestone as US-led combat troops prepare to withdraw after 12 years of fighting the Taliban.
19 June 2013
Saudi announces four new deaths from MERS virus Four more people have died from the MERS virus in Saudi Arabia, bringing the death toll from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom to 32.
18 June 2013
Nelson Mandela 'doing very well', daughter says Nelson Mandela, who has been in hospital for 10 days suffering a lung infection, is "doing very well".
18 June 2013
Turkey warns it may use army to end protest unrest Turkey warned on Monday it may bring in the army to help quell nearly three weeks of nationwide anti-government protests as two major union federations went on strike over police violence against demonstrators.
18 June 2013
Rowhani firm on Iran nuclear policy but vows more openness Iran's newly-elected president Hassan Rowhani ruled out any halt to the nuclear activity that has drawn UN sanctions but said he hoped an early deal could be reached to allay the concerns of major powers.
18 June 2013
US program marks birth of one millionth HIV-free baby This month somewhere in sub-Saharan Africa the one millionth baby will be born without HIV to a mother who suffers from the disease, thanks in large part to a decade-old US aid program.
18 June 2013

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