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U.S., Israel send mixed messages on Iran
As the U.S. seeks to tamp down talk of an Israeli strike on Iranian nuclear sites, some analysts and officials see a campaign to wring concessions from Tehran.

The Obama administration is bluntly warning Israel about the danger of bombing Iran's nuclear facilities, but it is far from clear whether the allies are truly at odds over a core policy question or orchestrating an elaborate campaign to wring concessions from the Islamic Republic.
Red Cross seeks daily 'humanitarian pause' in Syria fighting
Amid fear that Syria is headed toward civil war, the Red Cross proposes that both sides respect two-hour cease-fires to deliver aid and evacuate the wounded and sick.

Opposition activists reported scores of people killed Tuesday across Syria, including many in a new round of government shelling of the besieged city of Homs, as the International Committee of the Red Cross called for a "humanitarian pause" in order to aid Syria's expanding ranks of victims.
Yemen election for president ends rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh
Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, who served as Ali Abdullah Saleh's vice president, is the single candidate. Saleh is the fourth leader to be ousted by 'Arab Spring' uprisings.

The nation of Yemen went to the polls Tuesday in historic balloting that ended the 33-year rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh, culminating one of the longest uprisings of the "Arab Spring."

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Two Western Journalists Killed in Syria Shelling
Marie Colvin, left, an American reporter working for The Sunday Times of London, and Rémi Ochlik, a French photographer, were killed in Syria on Wednesday.
Medvedev Honors Ali Ukla Ursan, a Controversial Syrian Writer
Ali Ukla Ursan, who received the Pushkin Medal, has publicly applauded the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and expressed strong anti-Semitic views.
Chávez Appears to Use Venezuelan Fuel to Help Syria’s Assad
The Venezuelan shipment under President Hugo Chávez flies in the face of international efforts to isolate President Bashar al-Assad of Syria and pressure him to step down.

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In Egypt, Mubarak verdict set for June 2

CAIRO — An Egyptian judge on Wednesday announced June 2 as the date for the verdict in the trial of former president Hosni Mubarak, setting a lengthy deliberation period in an apparent attempt to avoid disrupting a presidential election expected in May.
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India plays down evidence of Iran link to bomb attack on Israelis

NEW DELHI — The Indian government appears to be playing down evidence of Iranian involvement in last week’s bomb attack on an Israeli diplomat here, perhaps out of concern that any such evidence might put it under more international pressure to isolate Tehran, experts say.
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Iran’s top leader vows to pursue nuclear ‘progress,’ not bombs

TEHRAN — Iran’s supreme leader vowed Wednesday to press ahead with the country’s nuclear energy program, while also reiterating his denials of any intention to produce nuclear weapons.

Addressing a group of nuclear scientists, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said: “The Islamic Republic of Iran, with a thoughtful, jurisprudent, theoretical approach, believes that owning a nuclear weapon is a big sin. It also believes that keeping such a weapon is vain, harmful and dangerous.”
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Yemen votes for a new leader
SANA'A, Yemen - After a year of violent protests against the regime of Ali Abdullah Saleh, people in Yemen Tuesday voted to elect a new president - though there is only one candidate in the poll.
Attack on Iran could be catastrophic
After a decade of calamitous western wars in the wider Middle East, the signs are becoming ever more ominous that we're heading for another.
UAE seeks better relations with Chile
The United Arab Emirates has expressed its keenness to strengthen economic, trade and investment relations with the Latin America countries, especially Chile, in near future.

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