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21 May 2012 Last updated at 10:05 ET

'Al-Qaeda attack' causes Yemen carnageYemeni police officers collect evidence at the site of the attack in Sanaa

More than 90 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack claimed by al-Qaeda on soldiers in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, security officials say.


Road in Beirut blocked by burning rubbish binsClashes over Syria reach Beirut

At least two people are killed and 18 injured in clashes overnight in the Lebanese capital Beirut, the first there since the Syrian conflict began.

Yukiya Amano at Vienna airport. 20 May 2012IAEA chief 'positive' over Iran

IAEA head Yukiya Amano begins talks in Tehran, after voicing optimism about reaching agreement on Iran's controversial nuclear programme.

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Fleeing shelling in Idlib, Northern Syria - Febrauary 2012Syria crisis

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