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All rights reservedTue, 31 Jul 2012 13:11:08 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/mideast/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifA double bombing struck at an upscale neighborhood Iraq's capital Tuesday, killing at least 21 even though police stopped three attackers storming a counterterror unit, as the government strained to control al-Qaida-based chaos gripping the country.http://news.yahoo.com/bombs-kill-21-underlining-iraq-chaos-171108939.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 13:11:08 -0400Associated Pressbombs-kill-21-underlining-iraq-chaos-171108939<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/panetta-egypts-leaders-promise-full-democracy-145720212.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W9x4gZCTvm08NdjKjKWr6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3ee441e76f61ed15160f6a70670047aa.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Egypt?s newly elected President Mohammed Morsi, right, meets with US defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Panetta is seeking assurances from Egypt&#039;s new Islamist government that the country will remain a military partner at a time of political tumult in the Middle East and growing worry about Iran&#039;s nuclear ambitions. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)" align="left" title="Egypt?s newly elected President Mohammed Morsi, right, meets with US defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Panetta is seeking assurances from Egypt&#039;s new Islamist government that the country will remain a military partner at a time of political tumult in the Middle East and growing worry about Iran&#039;s nuclear ambitions. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)" border="0" /></a>U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta left meetings with Egypt&#039;s new leaders Tuesday with an optimistic outlook for the valuable American ally emerging from its Arab Spring revolution, saying that he believes new Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and the country&#039;s military chief both are committed to democratic rule.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/panetta-egypts-leaders-promise-full-democracy-145720212.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 15:03:39 -0400Associated Presspanetta-egypts-leaders-promise-full-democracy-145720212<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/panetta-egypts-leaders-promise-full-democracy-145720212.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/W9x4gZCTvm08NdjKjKWr6A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3ee441e76f61ed15160f6a70670047aa.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Egypt?s newly elected President Mohammed Morsi, right, meets with US defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Panetta is seeking assurances from Egypt&#039;s new Islamist government that the country will remain a military partner at a time of political tumult in the Middle East and growing worry about Iran&#039;s nuclear ambitions. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)" align="left" title="Egypt?s newly elected President Mohammed Morsi, right, meets with US defense Secretary Leon Panetta in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Panetta is seeking assurances from Egypt&#039;s new Islamist government that the country will remain a military partner at a time of political tumult in the Middle East and growing worry about Iran&#039;s nuclear ambitions. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)" border="0" /></a>U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta left meetings with Egypt&#039;s new leaders Tuesday with an optimistic outlook for the valuable American ally emerging from its Arab Spring revolution, saying that he believes new Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and the country&#039;s military chief both are committed to democratic rule.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-chief-cairo-talks-tantawi-morsi-111733239.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Qi0_pJ4_JlAbGg6KY5_Rvw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343751549572-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (R) meets with US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (L)" align="left" title="Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (R) meets with US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (L)" border="0" /></a>Defence Secretary Leon Panetta reaffirmed US support for Egypt&#039;s democratic transition and stability during a lightning visit to Cairo on Tuesday as part of a regional tour.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-chief-cairo-talks-tantawi-morsi-111733239.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 12:20:19 -0400AFPpentagon-chief-cairo-talks-tantawi-morsi-111733239<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-chief-cairo-talks-tantawi-morsi-111733239.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Qi0_pJ4_JlAbGg6KY5_Rvw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343751549572-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (R) meets with US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (L)" align="left" title="Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (R) meets with US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (L)" border="0" /></a>Defence Secretary Leon Panetta reaffirmed US support for Egypt&#039;s democratic transition and stability during a lightning visit to Cairo on Tuesday as part of a regional tour.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/baghdad-car-bombs-kill-least-seven-officials-004018663.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D5mCAIE0k_ROW_shZmrIQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343752058899-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A fire engine arrives at the scene following twin car bombs in the Karrada area of the capital Baghdad" align="left" title="A fire engine arrives at the scene following twin car bombs in the Karrada area of the capital Baghdad" border="0" /></a>Twin car bombs in Baghdad killed 12 people and wounded at least 47 others on Tuesday, while another attack west of the capital killed two and wounded three, security and medical officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/baghdad-car-bombs-kill-least-seven-officials-004018663.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 12:27:56 -0400AFPbaghdad-car-bombs-kill-least-seven-officials-004018663<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/baghdad-car-bombs-kill-least-seven-officials-004018663.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D5mCAIE0k_ROW_shZmrIQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343752058899-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A fire engine arrives at the scene following twin car bombs in the Karrada area of the capital Baghdad" align="left" title="A fire engine arrives at the scene following twin car bombs in the Karrada area of the capital Baghdad" border="0" /></a>Twin car bombs in Baghdad killed 12 people and wounded at least 47 others on Tuesday, while another attack west of the capital killed two and wounded three, security and medical officials said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-opposition-figure-says-lead-government-exile-140244898.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yQZpZ5HEx24s5Ws1xyKPog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343752429397-3-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Syrian opposition figure Haytham al-Maleh (C), from the Syrian Revolutionary board of trustees" align="left" title="Syrian opposition figure Haytham al-Maleh (C), from the Syrian Revolutionary board of trustees" border="0" /></a>Syrian opposition figure Haytham al-Maleh told reporters on Tuesday that he has been tasked with forming a government in exile based in Cairo.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syria-opposition-figure-says-lead-government-exile-140244898.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 12:34:09 -0400AFPsyria-opposition-figure-says-lead-government-exile-140244898<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-opposition-figure-says-lead-government-exile-140244898.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yQZpZ5HEx24s5Ws1xyKPog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343752429397-3-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Syrian opposition figure Haytham al-Maleh (C), from the Syrian Revolutionary board of trustees" align="left" title="Syrian opposition figure Haytham al-Maleh (C), from the Syrian Revolutionary board of trustees" border="0" /></a>Syrian opposition figure Haytham al-Maleh told reporters on Tuesday that he has been tasked with forming a government in exile based in Cairo.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/french-oil-group-total-signs-deal-iraqi-kurdistan-134927548.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_be7i1V__jOsSxroSwG69w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343742502546-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iraqi welder works at an oil refinery near the village of Taq Taq" align="left" title="An Iraqi welder works at an oil refinery near the village of Taq Taq" border="0" /></a>French energy giant Total said on Tuesday it has signed an oil exploration deal for areas in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, putting it on a collision course with the central government in Baghdad.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/french-oil-group-total-signs-deal-iraqi-kurdistan-134927548.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 12:25:42 -0400AFPfrench-oil-group-total-signs-deal-iraqi-kurdistan-134927548<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/french-oil-group-total-signs-deal-iraqi-kurdistan-134927548.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_be7i1V__jOsSxroSwG69w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343742502546-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="An Iraqi welder works at an oil refinery near the village of Taq Taq" align="left" title="An Iraqi welder works at an oil refinery near the village of Taq Taq" border="0" /></a>French energy giant Total said on Tuesday it has signed an oil exploration deal for areas in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, putting it on a collision course with the central government in Baghdad.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-police-sting-nets-over-30-online-paedophiles-145324107.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SyJYKdgK7uX96BtHLjr3Zw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343746341297-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli news website Ynet said the suspects were aged from 20 to 57" align="left" title="Israeli news website Ynet said the suspects were aged from 20 to 57" border="0" /></a>Israeli police said on Tuesday they had arrested more than 30 alleged online paedophiles after a three-month operation in which a young policewoman posed as a child in phone conversations.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/israel-police-sting-nets-over-30-online-paedophiles-145324107.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 12:17:19 -0400AFPisrael-police-sting-nets-over-30-online-paedophiles-145324107<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-police-sting-nets-over-30-online-paedophiles-145324107.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SyJYKdgK7uX96BtHLjr3Zw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343746341297-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli news website Ynet said the suspects were aged from 20 to 57" align="left" title="Israeli news website Ynet said the suspects were aged from 20 to 57" border="0" /></a>Israeli police said on Tuesday they had arrested more than 30 alleged online paedophiles after a three-month operation in which a young policewoman posed as a child in phone conversations.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/looming-change-israel-draft-law-sparks-arab-anger-162125055.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bzN6QeWvP8M8Yu_ogVxJQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343750376323-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli medical staff take part in an emergency drill in Haifa" align="left" title="Israeli medical staff take part in an emergency drill in Haifa" border="0" /></a>For many Arab Israelis, the fact that a young Muslim woman could willingly accept to perform national service at a hospital in the northern city of Haifa is nothing less than a betrayal.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/looming-change-israel-draft-law-sparks-arab-anger-162125055.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 12:21:25 -0400AFPlooming-change-israel-draft-law-sparks-arab-anger-162125055<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/looming-change-israel-draft-law-sparks-arab-anger-162125055.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bzN6QeWvP8M8Yu_ogVxJQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343750376323-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Israeli medical staff take part in an emergency drill in Haifa" align="left" title="Israeli medical staff take part in an emergency drill in Haifa" border="0" /></a>For many Arab Israelis, the fact that a young Muslim woman could willingly accept to perform national service at a hospital in the northern city of Haifa is nothing less than a betrayal.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-draft-law-set-expire-111430624.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3fKxhjdMx5OP0y4wv7GxhA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343742222391-3-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrate against the draft" align="left" title="Ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrate against the draft" border="0" /></a>An Israeli law which allowed ultra-Orthodox Jews to defer military service is to expire on Tuesday, leaving a legislative hole which could technically see them called up en masse.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/israel-draft-law-set-expire-111430624.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 12:19:09 -0400AFPisrael-draft-law-set-expire-111430624<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/israel-draft-law-set-expire-111430624.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3fKxhjdMx5OP0y4wv7GxhA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343742222391-3-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrate against the draft" align="left" title="Ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrate against the draft" border="0" /></a>An Israeli law which allowed ultra-Orthodox Jews to defer military service is to expire on Tuesday, leaving a legislative hole which could technically see them called up en masse.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/200-000-flee-aleppo-syria-battle-rages-023855367.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5hzrdzJaoBdZElk8GZTUpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343748903218-10-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A rebel in an Aleppo police station" align="left" title="A rebel in an Aleppo police station" border="0" /></a>Syrian troops and rebels poured into commercial capital Aleppo Tuesday as both sides battened down for the long haul after 40 police were killed on day four of a pivotal battle in the nearly 17-month conflict.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/200-000-flee-aleppo-syria-battle-rages-023855367.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 11:47:01 -0400AFP200-000-flee-aleppo-syria-battle-rages-023855367<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/200-000-flee-aleppo-syria-battle-rages-023855367.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5hzrdzJaoBdZElk8GZTUpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343748903218-10-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A rebel in an Aleppo police station" align="left" title="A rebel in an Aleppo police station" border="0" /></a>Syrian troops and rebels poured into commercial capital Aleppo Tuesday as both sides battened down for the long haul after 40 police were killed on day four of a pivotal battle in the nearly 17-month conflict.</p><br clear="all"/>Iraqi officials say twin car bombings within five minutes of each other have killed 14 people in an upscale Shiite neighborhood in the nation's capital.http://news.yahoo.com/officials-14-killed-twin-iraq-car-bombs-121910040.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 08:19:10 -0400Associated Pressofficials-14-killed-twin-iraq-car-bombs-121910040<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-morsi-makes-peace-pledge-peres-151726959.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gP1lLh3MIGChyLovwni1Rw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343747807145-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Morsi was quoted saying he wanted &quot;security and stability for all peoples of the region, including the Israeli people&quot;" align="left" title="Morsi was quoted saying he wanted &quot;security and stability for all peoples of the region, including the Israeli people&quot;" border="0" /></a>Egypt&#039;s new president, Mohamed Morsi, has written to his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres pledging to help revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, the Israeli leader&#039;s office said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-morsi-makes-peace-pledge-peres-151726959.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 11:17:26 -0400AFPegypts-morsi-makes-peace-pledge-peres-151726959<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-morsi-makes-peace-pledge-peres-151726959.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/gP1lLh3MIGChyLovwni1Rw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343747807145-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Morsi was quoted saying he wanted &quot;security and stability for all peoples of the region, including the Israeli people&quot;" align="left" title="Morsi was quoted saying he wanted &quot;security and stability for all peoples of the region, including the Israeli people&quot;" border="0" /></a>Egypt&#039;s new president, Mohamed Morsi, has written to his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres pledging to help revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, the Israeli leader&#039;s office said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/activists-renewed-bombardment-clashes-aleppo-081652290.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5_hoBjyG0os.UatB2Tu0bA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3ed0a05555d4d515160f6a7067004c03.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed Monday, July 30, 2012, purports to show Free Syrian Army soldiers in Anadan 16 kilometers (10 miles), from Aleppo, Syria. Syrian government forces mounted new ground attacks against rebel-controlled neighborhoods in Syria&#039;s commercial hub of Aleppo, the state media said Monday, July 30, but failed to dislodge the opposition from their strongholds, according to activists. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO" align="left" title="This image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed Monday, July 30, 2012, purports to show Free Syrian Army soldiers in Anadan 16 kilometers (10 miles), from Aleppo, Syria. Syrian government forces mounted new ground attacks against rebel-controlled neighborhoods in Syria&#039;s commercial hub of Aleppo, the state media said Monday, July 30, but failed to dislodge the opposition from their strongholds, according to activists. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO" border="0" /></a>Activists are reporting renewed bombardments and clashes in rebel-held sectors of Syria&#039;s largest city, Aleppo, as fighting there stretches into its 11th day.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/activists-renewed-bombardment-clashes-aleppo-081652290.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 03:27:26 -0400Associated Pressactivists-renewed-bombardment-clashes-aleppo-081652290<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/activists-renewed-bombardment-clashes-aleppo-081652290.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5_hoBjyG0os.UatB2Tu0bA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3ed0a05555d4d515160f6a7067004c03.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed Monday, July 30, 2012, purports to show Free Syrian Army soldiers in Anadan 16 kilometers (10 miles), from Aleppo, Syria. Syrian government forces mounted new ground attacks against rebel-controlled neighborhoods in Syria&#039;s commercial hub of Aleppo, the state media said Monday, July 30, but failed to dislodge the opposition from their strongholds, according to activists. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO" align="left" title="This image made from amateur video released by the Ugarit News and accessed Monday, July 30, 2012, purports to show Free Syrian Army soldiers in Anadan 16 kilometers (10 miles), from Aleppo, Syria. Syrian government forces mounted new ground attacks against rebel-controlled neighborhoods in Syria&#039;s commercial hub of Aleppo, the state media said Monday, July 30, but failed to dislodge the opposition from their strongholds, according to activists. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTO" border="0" /></a>Activists are reporting renewed bombardments and clashes in rebel-held sectors of Syria&#039;s largest city, Aleppo, as fighting there stretches into its 11th day.</p><br clear="all"/>US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has arrived in Cairo for his first meeting with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.http://news.yahoo.com/panetta-arrives-cairo-talks-president-103301431.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 06:35:28 -0400Associated Presspanetta-arrives-cairo-talks-president-103301431<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-judoka-gets-ahead-hijab-dispute-113111792--oly.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Wot8p0kz3QVlRnbJ1EKTFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343734244332-3-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Saudi Arabia&#039;s delegation parades during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games" align="left" title="Saudi Arabia&#039;s delegation parades during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games" border="0" /></a>Saudi Arabia judoka Wojdan Shaherkani was given the go-ahead Tuesday to fight at the Olympics after a row over the wearing of a hijab was resolved, the International Olympic Committee told AFP.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-judoka-gets-ahead-hijab-dispute-113111792--oly.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 09:32:04 -0400AFPsaudi-judoka-gets-ahead-hijab-dispute-113111792--oly<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/saudi-judoka-gets-ahead-hijab-dispute-113111792--oly.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Wot8p0kz3QVlRnbJ1EKTFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343734244332-3-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Saudi Arabia&#039;s delegation parades during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games" align="left" title="Saudi Arabia&#039;s delegation parades during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games" border="0" /></a>Saudi Arabia judoka Wojdan Shaherkani was given the go-ahead Tuesday to fight at the Olympics after a row over the wearing of a hijab was resolved, the International Olympic Committee told AFP.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-central-bank-starts-sanctions-cell-report-132721522.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lBSsMJ.bC8OiGL39K69BCg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343741181580-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="&quot;In times of sanctions, we need to carry out asymmetrical economic warfare,&quot; said the central bank chief" align="left" title="&quot;In times of sanctions, we need to carry out asymmetrical economic warfare,&quot; said the central bank chief" border="0" /></a>Iran&#039;s central bank has established a special cell to fight back against Western economic sanctions that the institution&#039;s chief described as &quot;no less than military war,&quot; the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iran-central-bank-starts-sanctions-cell-report-132721522.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 09:27:21 -0400AFPiran-central-bank-starts-sanctions-cell-report-132721522<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iran-central-bank-starts-sanctions-cell-report-132721522.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lBSsMJ.bC8OiGL39K69BCg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343741181580-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="&quot;In times of sanctions, we need to carry out asymmetrical economic warfare,&quot; said the central bank chief" align="left" title="&quot;In times of sanctions, we need to carry out asymmetrical economic warfare,&quot; said the central bank chief" border="0" /></a>Iran&#039;s central bank has established a special cell to fight back against Western economic sanctions that the institution&#039;s chief described as &quot;no less than military war,&quot; the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/southern-iraq-heritage-other-eras-decays-130333736.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q_kkhHh_cFDY_9iQNZulKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343739146637-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kut is home to two cemeteries -- one for British and Indian soldiers, the other for Turkish veterans" align="left" title="Kut is home to two cemeteries -- one for British and Indian soldiers, the other for Turkish veterans" border="0" /></a>Looking at the spray paint on the cross and the rusting scooter seat in the weeds, it is hard to argue with the local landowner who laments, &quot;Iraq is not like Egypt -- here, nobody gives a damn about our heritage.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/southern-iraq-heritage-other-eras-decays-130333736.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 09:03:33 -0400AFPsouthern-iraq-heritage-other-eras-decays-130333736<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/southern-iraq-heritage-other-eras-decays-130333736.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q_kkhHh_cFDY_9iQNZulKQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343739146637-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Kut is home to two cemeteries -- one for British and Indian soldiers, the other for Turkish veterans" align="left" title="Kut is home to two cemeteries -- one for British and Indian soldiers, the other for Turkish veterans" border="0" /></a>Looking at the spray paint on the cross and the rusting scooter seat in the weeds, it is hard to argue with the local landowner who laments, &quot;Iraq is not like Egypt -- here, nobody gives a damn about our heritage.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/panetta-sanctions-not-moving-iran-away-nukes-171007337.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ps8_MGsUusB21jFlbhLLcA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c21e66d05730dc15160f6a70670065fc.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, right, and his delegation attend a dinner with Tunisian Minister of Defense Abdelkrim Zbidi at the Belvedere Officers Club Monday, July 30, 2012 in Tunis, Tunisia. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)" align="left" title="Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, right, and his delegation attend a dinner with Tunisian Minister of Defense Abdelkrim Zbidi at the Belvedere Officers Club Monday, July 30, 2012 in Tunis, Tunisia. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)" border="0" /></a>U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta acknowledged Monday that increasingly stiff international sanctions have yet to compel Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions. But he argued that more pressure eventually would lead Iran to &quot;do what&#039;s right.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/panetta-sanctions-not-moving-iran-away-nukes-171007337.htmlMon, 30 Jul 2012 19:31:32 -0400Associated Presspanetta-sanctions-not-moving-iran-away-nukes-171007337<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/panetta-sanctions-not-moving-iran-away-nukes-171007337.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ps8_MGsUusB21jFlbhLLcA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c21e66d05730dc15160f6a70670065fc.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, right, and his delegation attend a dinner with Tunisian Minister of Defense Abdelkrim Zbidi at the Belvedere Officers Club Monday, July 30, 2012 in Tunis, Tunisia. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)" align="left" title="Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, right, and his delegation attend a dinner with Tunisian Minister of Defense Abdelkrim Zbidi at the Belvedere Officers Club Monday, July 30, 2012 in Tunis, Tunisia. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson, Pool)" border="0" /></a>U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta acknowledged Monday that increasingly stiff international sanctions have yet to compel Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions. But he argued that more pressure eventually would lead Iran to &quot;do what&#039;s right.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/yemen-arrests-suspected-qaeda-leader-113126845.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/I5d1oFliYRsUQE_KsHxeJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343734258220-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Yemeni soldiers patrol in the troubled south" align="left" title="Yemeni soldiers patrol in the troubled south" border="0" /></a>Yemeni security services have arrested a suspected Al-Qaeda leader, Abdulrahman al-Baihani, wanted for plotting &quot;terrorist&#039; attacks in the capital, state news agency Saba said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/yemen-arrests-suspected-qaeda-leader-113126845.htmlTue, 31 Jul 2012 07:31:26 -0400AFPyemen-arrests-suspected-qaeda-leader-113126845<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/yemen-arrests-suspected-qaeda-leader-113126845.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/I5d1oFliYRsUQE_KsHxeJg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/photo_1343734258220-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Yemeni soldiers patrol in the troubled south" align="left" title="Yemeni soldiers patrol in the troubled south" border="0" /></a>Yemeni security services have arrested a suspected Al-Qaeda leader, Abdulrahman al-Baihani, wanted for plotting &quot;terrorist&#039; attacks in the capital, state news agency Saba said Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta acknowledged Monday that increasingly stiff international sanctions have yet to compel Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions. But he argued that more pressure eventually would lead Iran to "do what's right."http://news.yahoo.com/panetta-says-sanctions-havent-yet-worked-iran-161859487.htmlMon, 30 Jul 2012 12:55:38 -0400Associated Presspanetta-says-sanctions-havent-yet-worked-iran-161859487

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