Yemeni rebels capture Saudi soldiers following airstrikes
* Rebel spokesman claims Saudi forces crossed border into Yemen
RIYADH: Yemen’s rebels said they had captured some Saudi soldiers on Friday, after Riyadh said it would press on with its offensive until it had cleared them from its territory.
A Saudi official said on Thursday that... 
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Thousands protest US health care bill
WASHINGTON: Shouting “Kill the bill” and “You’re fired!” thousands of sign-waving demonstrators thronged the grounds of the US Capitol Thursday to oppose landmark health care legislation put forward by Democrats.
Under banners deriding “Obamacare” as a step towards socialist medicine and proclaiming...
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Israel keen on Abbas staying in office
* Israeli deputy FM says ‘Israel, US interested in pragmatic Palestinian leadership’
JERUSALEM: Israel is keen on Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas staying in office despite his announcement that he will not seek re-election, officials said on Friday, as the Arab League urged him
to...
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40 world leaders to attend UN climate talks
* Sudan complains rich nations hindering meaningful progress on climate deal
BARCELONA: About 40 world leaders plan to go to Copenhagen next month to boost the chances of clinching a UN climate plan, the United Nations said on Friday as preparatory talks wound down with scant progress....
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China urges greater contact with US military
* President Hu affirms need for boosting strategic mutual confidence
BEIJING: China urged more contact with the US military on Friday while President Hu Jintao said his nation’s plans for space were peaceful, striking a conciliatory tone ahead of US President Barack Obama’s visit.
Improving...
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US mulls DNA tests for some refugees
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is considering using DNA tests for some foreign refugee applicants following a Bush-era pilot programme that found massive fraud among those claiming family links to join relatives already in the United States.
The State Department said on Thursday that it...
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US senators want embassy in Jerusalem
WASHINGTON: Seven US Senators on Thursday unveiled legislation to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a step perennially resisted by US presidents including Barack Obama.
“It is long overdue for America to recognise the sovereign right of Israel to choose Jerusalem as its...
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Fort Hood shooting a blow for US army strained by two wars
* Commanders believe repeated deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan have played a role in the spike in suicides, as well as a surge in post-traumatic stress and depression
THE lethal shooting spree at a US Army base has dealt a blow to an American military already under severe strain from...
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Attacker faced harassment over ‘Middle Eastern ethnicity’
WASHINGTON: The man who killed 12 people at a Texas military base Thursday is an American Muslim of Palestinian origin who joined the army against his parents’ wishes and was about to be deployed to Iraq, officials and media reports said. Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who was shot and wounded after his rampage...
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