urity in Yemen, Gen. Ali Hassan el-Hamdi, said that the nation on the tip of the Arabian Peninsula was cooperating with the international community to fight terrorism. "If Yemen is free of terrorism, we will not need assistance from any nation," he added. The United States rarely comments on its military role in Yemen, but has acknowledged targeting al-Qaida militants in the past. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. An insider's guide to politics and policy, available on the iPad or as a PDF download.[标签:标题]
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) Iran's semi-official ISNA news agency is reporting that a jailed American pastor of Iranian origin is to be released imminently after posting $ 116,000 bail. It quotes lawyer Nasser Sarbazi as saying Saeed Abedini stood trial at the Revolutionary Court Monday on charges of attempting to undermine state security by creating a network of Christian churches in private homes. Sarbazi says he and his client rejected the charges. He says the court will issue its verdict in due course but Abedini, who was jailed in September, will be released within the next few days after posting the bail. The lawyer says Abedini will be allowed to leave Iran and meet his family in the U.S. Abedini's father also attended Monday's court session. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. An insider's guide to politics and policy, available on the iPad or as a PDF download.[标签:标题]
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) Hungarian civic groups are calling on companies to pull their ads from a newspaper that published a column in which a member of the governing Fidesz party made gravely disparaging remarks about the country's Roma minority. The appeal from Amnesty International Hungary, the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, and 21 other groups, including several advocating for the rights of Gypsies or Roma, as they are also called said the companies should boycott the Magyar Hirlap newspaper until it "most resolutely condemns" the Jan. 5 column by journalist Zsolt Bayer in which he wrote that "a significant part of the Roma ... are animals and they behave like animals." Among the companies petitioned by the civic groups are Vodafone, FedEx, IKEA, Procter and Gamble, and Hungarian State Railways. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. An insider's guide to politics and policy, available on the iPad or as a PDF download.[标签:标题]
MOSCOW (AP) The Russian government says it is sending two planes to Lebanon to evacuate Russians from Syria, the first such effort since the uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad began in March 2011. The Emergency Situations Ministry said two of its planes will fly to Beirut on Tuesday to carry more than 100 Russians from Syria. Monday's announcement appears to reflect Moscow's increasing doubts about As Related articles:

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