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Talk of no-fly zone in Syria recalls Iraq effort

The Obama administration, trying to avoid getting drawn deeper into Syria's civil war, has pointed to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 as a symbol of what can go wrong when America's military wades into Middle East conflicts. But experts say the White House is looking at the wrong ...

Gunman shoots man during Catholic Mass in Utah

A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of walking into a Catholic church and shooting his father-in-law in the back of the head during Mass. Charles Richard Jennings Jr., 35, was captured Sunday afternoon in nearby Box Elder County after fleeing in a stolen pickup truck, investigators said. Witnesses ...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is greeted by far left-wing activists holding a photo of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, as he arrives to make a press statement, in Rome, Sunday, June 16, 2013. Maduro is scheduled to meet Pope Francis Monday, June 17, during a private audience at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Venezuela's cardinal: Pope should urge coexistence

Pope Francis should pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to focus on promoting democracy and peaceful coexistence to ease tensions with the socialist government's opponents, the Catholic Church's top representative in the country said Sunday. Cardinal Jorge Urosa said he expected the pontiff to try to persuade Maduro during their meeting ...

In this image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi addresses a rally called for by hardline Islamists loyal to the Egyptian president to show solidarity with the people of Syria, in a stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, June 15, 2013. Egypt's Islamist president announced Saturday that he was cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria and closing Damascus' embassy in Cairo, decisions made amid growing calls from hard-line Sunni clerics in Egypt and elsewhere to launch a "holy war" against Syria's embattled regime. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

Killing of 4 Shiites in Lebanon deepens tension

Four Shiite Lebanese men were killed Sunday in an ambush in a volatile area by the border with Syria, hiking already high sectarian tensions and concerns over the spillover of the civil war raging next door. Gunmen from the families of the slain Shiites took to the streets and set ...

Egypt seen to give nod toward jihadis on Syria

Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, Egypt's authorities took a tough line on Egyptians coming home after waging "jihad" in places like Afghanistan, Chechnya or the Balkans, fearing they would bring back extremist ideology, combat experience and a thirst for regime change. In most cases, they were imprisoned and tortured. But after ...

An injured victim receives treatment at a hospital after a car bomb attack outside Kut, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jun 16, 2013. Most of the car bombs hit Shiite-majority areas and were the cause of most of the casualties, killing tens. The blasts hit half a dozen cities and towns in the south and center of the country. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Series of attacks kill 51 people across Iraq

A blistering string of apparently coordinated bombings and a shooting across Iraq killed at least 51 and wounded dozens Sunday, spreading fear throughout the country in a wave of violence that is raising the prospect of a return to widespread sectarian killing a decade after a U.S.-led invasion. Violence has ...

Iraq no-fly zone viewed as symbol for one in Syria

The Obama administration, trying to avoid getting drawn deeper into Syria's civil war, has pointed to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 as a symbol of what can go wrong when America's military wades into Middle East conflicts. But experts say the White House is looking at the wrong ...

FILE - In this April 30, 2013, file photo President Barack Obama answers questions at a White House news conference in Washington, where he strongly suggested he'd consider military action against Syria if it could be confirmed that President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons in the two-year-old civil war. Seeking to avoid getting sucked deeper into Syria's civil war, the Obama administration has long pointed to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq as a symbol of what can go wrong when America's military wades into Middle East conflicts. But experts say the White House is looking at the wrong Iraq war, especially as it weighs whether to impose a no-fly zone over Syria. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Iraq no-fly zone viewed as symbol for one in Syria

The Obama administration, trying to avoid getting drawn deeper into Syria's civil war, has pointed to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 as a symbol of what can go wrong when America's military wades into Middle East conflicts. But experts say the White House is looking at the wrong ...

Mandela Spends 9th Day in Hospital

Mandela Spends 9th Day in Hospital

South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday asked the audience at a Youth Day celebration to join him in wishing former President Nelson Mandela a Happy Father's Day. (June 16)

Hard-line Egypt cleric sentenced for burning Bible

A hard-line Muslim cleric received an 11-year suspended sentence Sunday for tearing up and burning a Bible, Egypt's official news agency said. Cairo's Nasr City court sentenced Ahmed Abdullah and his son was given a suspended sentence of eight years over the same incident, the Middle East News Agency reported. ...

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