Opposition leader: Dictatorial "cult" rules Iran
Opposition leader: A cult ruling IranTEHRAN, Iran — Iran's opposition leader says a dictatorial cult is ruling Iran in the name of Islam.
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Report: 18 more Turkish officers detainedANKARA, Turkey — Television reports say Turkish police have detained 18 more military officers over an alleged 2003 coup plot.
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- 31 high-ranking Turkish officers charged over plot to topple the Islamic-rooted government
- Turkish court charges 11 more senior officers in coup plot, a total of 31 jailed
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- Israeli prime minister tries to ease tensions over West Bank heritage sites after US protests
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- Turkey’s leaders and military chief call for calm amid tensions over alleged coup plot
- Turkey’s leaders and military chief hold rare meeting to discuss alleged coup plot by officers
- Sunni leader reverses course, will allow party to take part in Iraq election
- More Turkish officers jailed accused of plotting to topple Islamic-rooted government
- 20 Turkish officers jailed for plotting to topple Islamic-rooted government
- Turkish court formally charges 7 senior officers with plotting coup
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- Prosecutors interrogate 51 senior Turkish officers in alleged coup plot
- Iran opposition finds ally with grandson of Islamic Revolution leader
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- In 3,000-year-old wall, scholar sees proof for Biblical narrative
- Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinian protesters in volatile West Bank city
- Key Sunni group to boycott Iraq’s March election in move likely to undermine vote credibility
- Anglican archbishop worried over dwindling numbers of Christians in the Holy Land
- Sunni party drops out of Iraqi elections, saying vote will lack legitimacy due to ballot purge
- Slogans at Baghdad checkpoints speak of a dream Iraq, belying dark days ahead of election
- Ancient Arabic inscription found during Jerusalem home renovations
- Iraq’s top Shiite cleric urges strong election turnout, does not endorse any coalition
- Blacklisted from running, Iraqi lawmaker says Sunni vote boycott won’t help political standoff
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- Behind Clinton and Biden, US seeks to shore up diplomatic push against Iran’s nuclear program
- Letter to Iran’s leader: son of opposition figure harshly beaten inside mosque
- Report: Iran detains 5 more members of Baha’i minority
- Obama names White House lawyer Rashad Hussain as envoy to group representing Islamic nations
- Iran marks revolution anniversary with crackdown on opposition, nuclear boasts
- Iraqi panel issues final ruling barring 2 prominent Sunni politicians from running in election
- Saudi religious police kick off no-red-goods campaign to enforce Valentine’s Day ban
- Witnesses: Iranian police fire paint balls to scatter protesters during Revolution events
- Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rally to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution
- Ancient Jerusalem street unearthed, provides evidence of Byzantine-era commercial life
- Iran is rewarding Basij militia with greater political voice
- Iraq election commission seeks ruling on opening race to suspected Saddam loyalists
- Egypt unveils renovations at oldest Christian monastery, touting coexistence with Muslims
- Egyptian Christians ask for equal rights as Muslims to build houses of worship
- Iraq appeals court postpones ban on hundreds of candidates with suspected Saddam ties
- Iraq appeals court strikes down ban on hundreds of candidates with suspected Saddam ties
- Iraq appeals court strikes down ban on candidates with suspected Saddam ties, says official
- AP Interview: US envoy says Iraq election on March 7 must be seen as fair
- AP Interview: US envoy says if Iraq vote not widely accepted, may delay seating of government
- AP Interview: Sons of Iraq leader says Sunnis may boycott vote over Baathist ballot purge
- 2 Americans detained in northern Iraq on visa violations after crossing from Kurdish region
- Israel’s military names new chief rabbi to replace one mixing religion and politics
- Israel’s military names new chief rabbi to replace one who stirred controversy
- Human Rights Watch criticizes treatment of women and minorities in the Middle East
- Ultra-Orthodox rabbis demand boycott of community’s own Web sites in attempt to keep control
- US Vice President Biden presses Washington concerns on Iraqi election blacklist
- Biden lands in Iraq to help ease tensions, keep nation on track for March elections
- Court orders Russian Orthodox Cathedral in southern France handed over to Russia
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- Pope convenes Mideast bishops for October meeting amid Christian exodus, violence
- Saddam cousin ‘Chemical Ali’ sentenced to hang for 1988 gas attack that killed 5,600 Kurds
- Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood selects new leader from conservative faction
- Iraq’s electoral commission bars 500 candidates from vote, including prominent Sunni lawmaker
- Former Iraqi PM says effort to bar some parties from March election amounts to intimidation
- Coach of Egypt’s national soccer team only wants players who observe Islam
- Roman Catholic bishops criticize Israel’s Jerusalem policies, urge contacts with Palestinians
- Former Israeli chief rabbi asks pope to halt beatification of controversial WWII pontiff
- Fourth church hit by firebombs in Malaysia amid feud over whether Christians can use ‘Allah’
- Iraq Sunni politician to appeal electoral ban that analysts say may endanger March polls
- Iraqi group to bar Sunni leader from election over Baath ties, raising concerns for March vote
- Egypt’s anti-smuggling Gaza border wall could starve Hamas into submission
- Egypt’s anti-smuggling Gaza border wall construction in high gear; clerics say it’s forbidden
- At graves of prophet’s family, weeping has political overtones in Saudi-Iran rivalry
- Hundreds of Israelis making pilgrimage to tomb of revered rabbi in Egypt’s Nile Delta
- Dozens of Israelis making pilgrimage to tomb of revered rabbi in Egypt’s Nile Delta
- Members of fringe Jewish sect spend weekend in Gaza to show support for Palestinians
- Iranian opposition leader condemns killing of protesters on Shiite holy day
- Witnesses: Fierce clashes break out in Tehran between opposition supporters, security forces
- Reformist Web site: Iranian security forces, opposition supporters clash in Tehran
- Roadside bomb targets Shiite holiday procession in Iraqi capital, kills 6
- Police: Christians, Shiites scuffle over religious decorations in northern Iraq; 3 injured
- In the Gulf, Christians are ‘tolerated, but not popular,’ Vatican’s top cleric says
- Woman jumps barriers and knocks down pope at Christmas Eve Mass. Pope unhurt
- Michigan Muslims make Mitzvah with Jews on Christmas, promoting good deeds over differences
- For Christians in Bethlehem and worldwide, holiday cheer vies with gloom
- Top Roman Catholic cleric in Holy Land prays for elusive Mideast peace
- Unmerry Christmas for Iraqis faced with insurgent attacks, Shiite Muslim period of mourning
- Israeli teenagers to defense minister: We won’t dismantle settlements, outposts
- Police clash with protesters at dissident cleric’s memorial in Isfahan
- Bombs target Iraqi Christians, Shiites before coinciding religious observances, killing 6
- Bomb targeting historic church in northern Iraq kills 2 men day before Christmas Eve services
- Iraqi police say gunmen storm checkpoint west of Baghdad, kill 4
- Iran reformist Web sites: Police clash with protesters at cleric’s memorial in central city
- Vatican: Decision to move Pope Pius XII closer to sainthood is not ‘hostile act’ against Jews
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