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Sources: Yemeni leader has neurosurgery after attack on palace

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s condition was unclear Sunday, following an attack on his palace, with Western diplomatic sources saying Saleh is undergoing neurosurgery while a spokesman for his party said he was undergoing “simple check-ups.”


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Yemen leader hurt by ‘shrapnel’

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh suffered shrapnel wounds and burns in Friday’s attack on his compound in Sanaa, sources tell the BBC.
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Top jihadist leader killed, followers say

The man described by counterterrorism officials as al Qaeda’s “military brain,” Ilyas Kashmiri, was killed in a drone strike Friday night in Pakistan, a spokesman for his group, the jihadist Harakat-ul-Jihad-Islami, said.


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Yemen leader defiant after injury

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh urges troops to confront his tribal opponents, in an audio message hours following he is injured in an attack.
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Dalai Lama gives up political role, remains Tibetan spiritual leader

The Dalai Lama has formally relinquished his political and administrative powers, a spokesman said Tuesday.


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Dalai Lama gives up political role, remains Tibetan spiritual leader

The Dalai Lama has formally relinquished his political and administrative powers, a spokesman said Tuesday.


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Dalai Lama gives up political role, remains Tibetan spiritual leader

The Dalai Lama has formally relinquished his political and administrative powers, a spokesman said Tuesday.


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Libyan generals defect; South African leader meets with Gadhafi

Eight generals from embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s army have defected and are now in Italy, the Italian Foreign Ministry told CNN on Monday.


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Hezbollah leader: Most Syrians believe in al-Assad

The powerful leader of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah weighed in on the conflict in Syria on Wednesday and defended the country’s embattled president.


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Dispute over European IMF leader

Developing countries express concern over the selection process for the next chief of the International Monetary Fund.
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