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Imran Khan blames rival for killingBBC
Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan's PTI party, is blaming one of his political rivals for the killing of PTI official Zahra Shahid Hussain.
Senior Pakistani politician killed in KarachiAl Jazeera
Zahra Shahid Hussain, central leader of Imran Khan's party, shot dead hours before re-polling begins in port city.
In interview, Syria?s Assad says he will not step down, voices skepticism on ...Washington Post
BEIRUT ? In a rare interview published Saturday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad expressed doubt about the likely success of planned peace talks between his government and opposition forces and said he has no intention of stepping down. Read full article >>    
Egyptian police block Israel border crossing in fury at kidnapping: sourcesReuters
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula blocked a commercial border crossing with Israel on Sunday, security sources said.

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Imran Khan blames rival for killing
BBC
Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan's PTI party, is blaming one of his political rivals for the killing of PTI official Zahra Shahid Hussain.
Syria army 'storms' rebel-held town
BBC
Syrian government forces surround the rebel town of Qusair with opposition activists saying at least 16 people have been killed.
Tunisian police fire in air to disperse Islamists
Reuters
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police fired teargas and shots into the air in Tunis on Sunday to disperse some 500 supporters of the hardline Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia who were protesting and throwing stones at police after their rally was banned.
Egyptian police block Israel border crossing in fury at kidnapping: sources
Reuters
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula blocked a commercial border crossing with Israel on Sunday, security sources said.
Syrian activists: Shelling near Lebanon kills 16
Associated Press
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- The Syrian military on Sunday launched an offensive to retake a strategic rebel-held town near the Lebanese border, a government official said, as activists reported that regime airstrikes and shelling of the town have killed at least 16 people, including opposition fighters....
North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters
Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said....
Pakistan?s Railroads Sum Up Nation?s Woes
New York Times
A journey across Pakistan?s crumbling railway presents a picture of the country?s troubles: natural disasters and hardened insurgencies, abject poverty and feudal kleptocrats, and an economy near meltdown.
Exposés of China?s Elite a Big Lure in Hong Kong
New York Times
Visitors from mainland China turn to Hong Kong bookstores for forbidden delights: shelves of scandal-packed exposés about their Communist Party masters.

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Ivory Coast army arrests militia leaderAP-courtesy of Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Nigeria army says crackdown to go onBBC
Zambia?s populist ?King Cobra? rattles businessWashington Post
Car hits crowd at Virginia paradeBBC
Imran Khan blames rival for killingBBC
In South Korea, high-profile defector is accused of spying for the North ? by...Washington Post

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Frogs, salamanders and climate change
Science Daily
Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns can lead to declines in southeastern frog and salamander populations, but protecting ponds can improve their plight.
Attacking MRSA with metals from antibacterial clays
Science Daily
Medical researchers have come up with a new approach for developing effective, topical antibacterial agents -- one that draws on a naturally occurring substance recognized since antiquity for its medicinal properties: clay.
Now we know why old scizophrenia medicine works on antibiotics-resistant bact...
Science Daily
An old medicine for schizophrenia is effective at treating something completely different than it was designed for: antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So far it has been a mystery how this old schizophrenia medicine works, but now researchers have figured it out. This can lead to a new medicine against the increasingly threatening antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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