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19 May 2013 Last updated at 06:07 ET

Syria army storms rebel-held townPhoto supplied by Qusair Lens shows result of air strike in Qusair. 19 May 2013

Heavy fighting is reported in the besieged Syrian town of Qusair as state forces launch a major offensive to re-capture the rebel stronghold.

Men arrested in Baquba, Iraq. 18 May 2013Fresh violence kills eight in Iraq

Fresh outbreaks of violence in Iraq have left at least eight people dead, police say, hours after the worst day of sectarian violence in the country for months.

MapIran executes two men for spying

Iranian officials say two men have been executed after they were convicted of spying for Israel and the US.

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