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US to significantly increase military presence in Kuwait following Iraq pull out

The United States is planning to significantly increase its military presence in Kuwait with 13,500 troops, according to a congressional report.

Environment fight gets murderous, two activists killed a week in 2011

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In a startling finding about the battle to preserve natural resources, a study says that at least two environmental...

Cairo's Tahrir Square Fills with Protesters

Tens of thousands of Egyptians have packed Cairo's Tahrir Square to protest the ruling military's bid to grab new powers, while ex-president Hosni Mubarak was moved to a military hospital from prison after reportedly suffering a stroke.

Syria: chief UN observer says suffering of civilian population getting worse

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Head of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria and Chief Military Observer Major-General...