bahraini medics face retrial over protests
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bahraini doctors on monday will facea retrial on charges of attempting to topple the monarchy and inciting hatred against the regime duringthe protests quashed in marchthe 20 medics some of whom were forced to make televised confessions against each other face prison sentences of up to 15 years for their involvement in the protests an independent report released on tuesday called for their trials to be reviewedal jazeera039s nick clark spoke to dr nada deif - who was sentenced to 15 years - about her case

interview: anwar ibrahim acquitted in sodomy case
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malaysia039s high court acquitted opposition leader anwar ibrahim of sodomising a former aide citing unreliable dna evidence in a verdict monday that surprised supporters who saw the case as an attempt to sideline himanwar said the verdict left him free to focus on trying to topple prime minister najib razak039s long-ruling coalition in national elections that many predict will be held within monthsthe opposition has long maintained that the government concocted the charge to damage anwar039s chances of leading his three-party alliance to an election victory najib denies plotting against anwaral jazeera039s harry fawcett spoke to anwar after the verdict

al jazeera039s sherine tadros reports from outside tahrir square
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skirmishes continued between protesters and security forces in and around cairo039s tahrir squareal jazeera039s sherine tadros reports from the outskirts of the now famous square where protesters say a more potent form of tear gas is being lodged at them as protests continue on to a third day

israeli economy protests gaining momentum
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a protest movement in israel born out of frustration over soaring property prices is gaining momentum across the countrymore protests are expected on saturday as the list of grievances grows to include health care education and the cost of livingal jazeera039s paul brennan has more from tel aviv

saudi woman campaigns for right to drive
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and a saudi woman is held after mounting an internet campaign to get more females drivinga woman has been detained in saudi arabia for defying the ban on drivingthe kingdom is the only country in the world where women are discouraged from getting behind the wheelmanal al sharif is part of an online campaign group determined to get women in the driving seat moreal jazeera039s anu nathan reports

libya rebels make weapons from scraps
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libyan rebels hit by arms shortage make the best of what they have: forge their own weapons from scraps

deadly clashes over coptic protest in cairo
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people were killed and scores more injured in clashes in the egyptian capital cairo after thousands took to the streets protesting against an attack on a coptic christian churchthe march started peacefully until scuffles broke out between protesters and the military policecasualties were sustained on both sides with dozens of people also getting arrestedthe violence is the worst since the 18-day uprising that ousted president hosni mubarak in februaryal jazeera039s rawya rageh reports from cairo

syrian army 039steps up homs offensive039
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syrian soldiers are shelling the central city of homs bombing houses and a temporary medical clinicthe government is attacking opposition targets across the country but the syrian military is concentrating its attacks on homs to try and break the back of the oppositional jazeera039s zein basravi reports

us congress mired in budget deadlock
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the latest us political spat concerns a tax break extension for millions of families members of the republican-led house have vowed to reject a senate bill that would extend the measure for two months al jazeera039s john hendren has more

violence continues across syria
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syrian forces have killed at least 30 people including three children after firing on anti-government demonstrations across the country during a planned national strike activists have saidtwo boys ages 10 and 12 were hit by stray bullets near government checkpoints on friday in homs syria039s third-largest city and a hotbed of opposition to the regime according to the london-based syrian observatory for human rights another activist group the syrian revolution general commission said three defected soldiers had also been killed thereactivists dubbed friday the day of the quotdignity strikequot and had hoped to stage a mass display of civil disobedience there were also reports of violence and arrests in aleppo and damascus the capitalrula amin reports

afghan ringtones keep taliban at bay
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travellers in afghanistan are forced to face the dangers of bad roads robbers and armed fighterswhile they have little hope concerning the transport system and thievery some afghans have found that the right ringtones for their mobile phones what they call quota taliban visaquot can protect them from the groupbut they say the very same ringtones could invite unwelcoming questions from the authoritiesal jazeera039s bernard smith reports from kabul

us officials identify marines in afghan abuse video
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us military sources have confirmed the identity of some the marines allegedly responsible for a video which shows them urinating on the bodies of three dead afghansdefence officials accepted the authenticity of the video which emerged on the internet this weekthe pentagon has been scrambling to contain the fallout from the damaging footage and senior government members including secretary of state hillary clinton have condemned the incident as deplorableal jazeera039s rosiland jordan reports from washington dc

protesters defy police crackdown on cairo039s tahrir square
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egyptian soldiers and police set fire to tents in the middleof cairo039s tahrir square and fired tear gas and rubber bullets in a major assault on sunday to drive out thousands of protesters after two days of clashesal jazeera039s sherine tadros reports from tahrir square

violence breaks out in cairo039s tahrir square
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egyptian riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets have clashed for a second day in the egyptian capital cairo with thousands of rock-throwing protesters demanding that the ruling military announce a date to hand over power to an elected governmental jazeera039s sherine tadros reports from tahrir square

syrian violence is open warfare says opposition
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the conflict in syria is beginning to look more like an insurgency after government troops attacked the towns of idlib homs deraa and hamaarmy defectorsretaliated by killing a senior army officer in an ambush which they have described the fighting as quotopen warfarequotas many as27 people have been killed in the latest clashesal jazeera039s nazanin sadri reports