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Last British Embassy worker held in Iran freed
The last British Embassy employee being held in Iran was freed on Sunday, his lawyer said.
Israel won’t stop housing project
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Sunday the Obama administration's demand that Israel halt the planning of a Jewish housing project in a predominantly Arab East Jerusalem neighborhood.
Iran plane crash bodies returned to families
The bodies of 152 people killed in a fiery plane crash in Iran Wednesday have been returned to their families, an Iranian state broadcaster reported Sunday.
Rafsanjani calls for protesters to be freed
Iran's intelligence minister warned worshippers on Islam's holy day to remain vigilant so that the Friday prayers, to be led by the opposition's most powerful supporter, do not transform into "undesirable events," state-run media reported.
5 militants killed in U.S. strike, Pakistan says
A suspected U.S. drone attack killed five militants Friday when a missile was fired on a Taliban stronghold into a village in northwest Pakistan, Pakistani government sources told CNN.
Israel court could end ultra-Orthodox protests
Jerusalem authorities said Friday they hoped a court ruling would end three nights of protests by Israel's ultra-Orthodox community.
July already deadliest month in Afghanistan
The death of a Canadian soldier in battle-scarred Afghanistan on Thursday brings this month's toll of international military fatalities in the war to 47, the highest monthly tally so far, a CNN count of official statistics shows.
General: Troops willing to die to stop Iran unrest
A top Iranian general said government troops are "ready to sacrifice our lives" rather than back down in the face of protests over June's disputed presidential election.
6 Baghdad churches bombed
Gunmen shot and killed an official in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Sunday morning, a local police official told CNN.
Iranian ‘diplomats’ held by U.S. return home
Five Iranians held in Iraq by the United States since 2007 were freed and went back to Tehran on Sunday, Iran's government-backed Press TV reported.
