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Virus origin in Gulf computer attacks in question

By ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

The Washington Times

EIBNER: Islamic extremists threaten Syria’s Christians

By John Eibner

This undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows a MQ-9 Reaper, armed with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided munitions and AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, piloted by Col. Lex Turner during a combat mission over southern Afghanistan. U.S. and Pakistani officials say Pakistan’s intelligence chief will head to Washington late this month to resume counterterrorism talks suspended over a deadly border incident last year that killed two dozen Pakistani troops. (AP Photo/Lt. Col. Leslie Pratt, US Air Force)

Nervous Gulf allies build arsenals

By Brian Murphy - Associated Press

Syrian rebels rest in a pickup truck Saturday in Aleppo. “Life in Aleppo has become unbearable. ... There’s shelling night and day, every day,” said a Syrian writer who spoke via telephone on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. Iran is Syria’s only remaining ally in the Middle East after 17 months of fighting. (Associated Press)

Rebels pounded, but hold ground in Aleppo

By combined dispatches

Syrian rebels sit July 28, 2012 in a pickup truck in Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press)

Syria’s rebels hold Aleppo neighborhoods

By Paul Schemm - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this image made from amateur video released by Ugarit News and accessed Saturday, May 5, 2012, a U.N. observer, right, inspects what residents of the town of Taftanaz, Syria, tell him is a mass grave. The Associated Press cannot independently verify the content, date, location or authenticity of this material. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)

U.N. official says no to Syria amnesty

By Don Melvin - Associated Press

World Briefs: President resigns amid plagiarism scandal

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Rigs belonging to PetroChina pump oil near the banks of a snow-covered lake in Daqing in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province. Exxon Mobil is pumping less oil than PetroChina, a company formed just 13 years ago by the Chinese government to better compete for the world's oil and natural gas. (Associated Press)

Chinese oil company moves ahead of Exxon

By Chris Kahn - Associated Press

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (center) attends the Arab League summit in Baghdad on Thursday, March, 29, 2012. Only 10 leaders of the 22-member bloc are in attendance. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Fewer than half of Arab leaders attend Iraq summit

By Hamza Hendawi and Lara Jakes - Associated Press

Syrian President Bashar Assad delivers a speech at Damascus University in Damascus, Syria, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012. (AP File Photo/SANA)

Assad emails: Iran gave uprising advice; Qatar offered exile

By Ben Birnbaum - The Washington Times

Qatar questions need for alcohol in WCup stadiums

By MICHAEL CASEY - Associated Press

In this June 27, 2006, file photo, reviewed by the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. military guards walk within the Camp Delta military-run prison at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) ** FILE **

Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo agree to transfer

By Anne Gearan and Rahim Faiez - Associated Press

A Canadian Army soldier, mentoring the Afghan National Army, follows a training session of Afghan National Army soldiers at the Kabul Military Training Center on the outskirts of Kabul on Wednesday. The Afghan National Army will be tasked with providing security throughout Afghanistan after the last international troops pull out in 2014. (Associated Press)

Wide distrust imperils talks on Afghanistan

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Prince Saud al-Faisal, the Saudi foreign minister, held a rare televised news conference Sunday after a meeting with counterparts in the Persian Gulf region. He took a direct jab at the regime of Bashar Assad by saying there are Syrians "who do not represent the majority of people [and] who work with Iran." (Associated Press)

Rivals use Syria as target on Iran

By Brian Murphy - Associated Press

FIFA probes Bahrain’s 10-0 WCup qualifier win

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Victoria Azarenka back from brink to No. 1

By MICHAEL CASEY - Associated Press

** FILE ** Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (left) and Khaled Mashaal (right), chief of the Islamic militant group Hamas, sit with Qatar's crown prince, Sheik Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, as they sign a reconciliation agreement in Doha, Qatar, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Thaer Ghanaim, Palestinian President's Office)

Palestinians take step toward unity

By Ibrahim Barzak and Karin Laub - Associated Press

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (Associated Press)

Palestinian rivals hold unity talks in Qatar

Associated Press

Mahan plans big trip in middle of West Coast swing

By DOUG FERGUSON - Associated Press

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U.S.: Taliban must renounce terrorist ties

By Deb Riechmann - Associated Press