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Government forces pummel rebel strongholds in Damascus Dec 2nd 2012, 22:00 ANTAKYA, Turkey — Syrian forces bombarded rebel strongholds in Damascus on Sunday and a car bomb exploded in the central Syrian city of Homs, as fierce fighting between government troops and rebels continued unabated. Read full article >> Abbas returns home to hero's welcome, but faces fresh punishment from Israel Dec 2nd 2012, 21:38 RAMALLAH, West Bank — Returning to a hero's welcome Sunday after gaining limited recognition of statehood at the United Nations, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas faced fresh punitive action by Israel, which froze the transfer of more than $100 million in tax revenue collected for his cash-strapped government. Read full article >> Egypt's high court suspends work, ruling on charter as political crisis deepens Dec 2nd 2012, 18:25 CAIRO — Egypt's top judges suspended work indefinitely after Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Morsi swarmed the highest court Sunday chanting "we will not leave!" and shouting insults, blocking the judges' entry on the day they had been expected to dissolve the country's Islamist-dominated constitution-writing panel. Read full article >> For Israel, Iron Dome missile defense system represents breakthrough Dec 2nd 2012, 17:28 TEL AVIV — The newest battery of Israel's stunningly effective Iron Dome missile defense system had been in place in Tel Aviv for just a few hours when militants in the Gaza Strip launched the first long-range rocket that threatened to slam into the densely populated coastal city. Read full article >> Taliban suicide bombers hit U.S.-Afghan air base, killing 5 Dec 2nd 2012, 17:09 KABUL — A squad of nine suicide bombers attacked a major U.S.-Afghan air base in the eastern city of Jalalabad just after dawn Sunday, detonating explosives at the front gate and sparking a lengthy firefight with Afghan and NATO forces inside. Read full article >>

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