Saudis promise 'iron fist' against 'instigators'

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• Saudis promise 'iron fist' against 'instigators'
• Yemeni protesters seek world backing
• Bahrain sends 26 to prison over protests
• Dogs search for missing American in Aruba
• 'Scores' dead in Somalia bombing
• 2 U.S. citizens killed in Mexico
• Truck carrying fuel to NATO troops set afire in Pakistan
• As relations sour, Turkey plans military exercise at Syrian border
• Security Council may vote on Syria resolution
• Japan moves N. Korean defectors

Saudis promise 'iron fist' against 'instigators' Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:18 AM PDT Security forces in eastern Saudi Arabia clashed with armed people provoked by a "foreign country," the Saudi Press Agency said Tuesday, citing an official source at the Interior Ministry.

Yemeni protesters seek world backing Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:25 AM PDT Anti-government demonstrators took to the streets in the Yemeni capital in two massive protests Tuesday, and the throngs chanted for international support, witnesses said.

Bahrain sends 26 to prison over protests Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:19 AM PDT A court in Bahrain sentenced 26 political activists Tuesday to between five and 15 years in prison, state media reported.

Dogs search for missing American in Aruba Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:06 AM PDT Aruban authorities used search dogs Tuesday to comb the area near where a Maryland woman went missing in August, officials in the prosecutor's office said.

'Scores' dead in Somalia bombing Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:35 AM PDT A truck filled with explosives barreled into a government complex in the heart of Somalia's restive capital on Tuesday, a brazen strike killing students registering for an education program.

2 U.S. citizens killed in Mexico Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:16 AM PDT Two U.S. citizens -- a mother and her son --- have been killed in the violence-plagued Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, authorities said.

Truck carrying fuel to NATO troops set afire in Pakistan Posted: 04 Oct 2011 01:26 AM PDT A truck carrying fuel for NATO forces was set ablaze Tuesday by suspected militants in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan, police said.

As relations sour, Turkey plans military exercise at Syrian border Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:24 AM PDT As relations continue to deteriorate between neighbors Turkey and Syria, the Turkish armed forces announced Tuesday it will conduct a weeklong series of military exercises in a province along the Syrian border.

Security Council may vote on Syria resolution Posted: 04 Oct 2011 10:12 AM PDT The U.N. Security Council could vote as soon as Tuesday on a resolution calling on Syria to immediately halt its violent crackdown on opponents who have staged protests against the continued rule of Bashar al-Assad.

Japan moves N. Korean defectors Posted: 04 Oct 2011 01:52 AM PDT Nine North Korean defectors found near Japan's coast in September were transferred to Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, a Japanese government spokesmen said.

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