Middle East

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Vote counting is under way in Yemen, a day after a presidential election that is expected to confirm Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the current vice president, as the country's new leader.

Read more: Officials claim high turnout for Yemen vote

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Two foreign journalists have been killed in Homs, as activists reported continued shelling of a district of the Syrian city amid warnings of an escalating humanitarian crisis.

Read more: Foreign journalists killed amid Homs shelling

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The journalists behind the Al Jazeera English documentary Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark have won the 63rd annual George Polk Award in Journalism.

Read more: Al Jazeera's Bahrain documentary wins award

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US senator John McCain has said that Egypt's military rulers were working "diligently" to resolve a bitter row with Washington over alleged illicit funding of NGOs for which American and other activists are due to stand trial.

Read more: McCain says Egypt working to solve NGO crisis

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A Palestinian detained by Israel, Khader Adnan, has agreed to end his 66-day hunger strike as part of a deal under which he will be released without charge, sources say.

Read more: Palestinian detainee ends hunger strike

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Polling stations across Yemen have closed in a presidential poll with Vice-President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi as the only candidate.

Read more: Yemenis vote to elect Saleh successor

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Syrian government forces are said to be bombarding the city of Homs, ignoring calls from the International Committee of Red Cross for a two-hour daily truce to facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians trapped by the unremitting violence.

Read more: Syrian violence rages amid truce talks

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The Red Cross says it is negotiating with the Syrian authorities and opposition fighters to try to bring a halt to violence in the country so it can deliver vital aid.

Read more: Red Cross seeks to broker ceasefire in Syria

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A Bahraini court has acquitted a prominent opposition leader who was accused of taking part in "unlawful" anti-government protests that rocked the Gulf state for the last year.

Read more: Bahrain opposition politician acquitted

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Iraq's vice-president has publicly denounced government charges that he led death squads since 2005 as "politically motivated", accusing authorities of coercing his bodyguards to make false confessions against him.

Read more: Iraq VP rejects 'death squad charges'