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Al-Aima bridge reopens in Baghdad
U.S. soldiers stand guard in front of the Sunni Muslim Abu Hanifa al-Naaman in the Adhamiyah district of Baghdad on the eastern banks close to the Al-Aima bridge which spans the Tigris River linking the centuries-old neighborhoods of Kadhimiyah and Adhamiyah, the former named for a revered Shiite shrine and the latter built around the tomb of a famed Sunni lawmaker, on November 11, 2008. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)

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A Syrian rebel militia leader shown in a shocking video biting into an organ cut out of a regime soldier's corpse defended his actions as rightful vengeance.
Explosions in Quetta and Karachi killed at least eight people and injured dozens more, authorities said, as Pakistanis prepare for their parliamentary polls.
Clashes broke out in Cairo Sunday at a funeral for four Christians killed in sectarian clashes in Egypt's Qalyubia governorate, officials said.
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At least five people were killed and 15 were arrested after violent clashes erupted in Qalyubia, Egypt, Saturday, officials said.
The Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline recently inaugurated in the face of stiff U.S. opposition has bolstered an emerging partnership between two Muslim states.
The Lebanese army moved into the city of Tripoli to quell street clashes between supporters and opponents of Syria's government, officials said Sunday.
A former national security adviser says the United States faces its biggest threat since the fear of nuclear war with the Soviet Union: Cyberterrorism and cyberwarfare.
Merkel under fire over Mideast arms sales
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is under fire over lifting of restrictions of arms exports to the Middle East.
Lebanon seems to be moving closer to becoming a major new front in Syria's 2-year-old civil war after clashes in Syrian between rebel forces and Hezbollah.
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138th Preakness Stakes in Baltimore, Mayland
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Race fans enjoy a shot in the infield during the 138th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 18, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. Kentucky Derby winner Orb is looking for a Triple Crown possibility with a win today at Pimlico. UPI/Kevin Dietsch