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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday reiterated the nation's call for Iran to immediately release U.S. citizens Shane Bauer and Joshua Fattal, two hikers who were sentenced to eight years in prison, after being imprisoned for more than two years for allegedly trespassing into Iran, which they deny.

Two American men who were arrested more than two years ago while hiking along the Iraq-Iran border have been sentenced to eight years in prison.

Two American hikers arrested in Iran two years ago were sentenced to eight years in prison for espionage and illegal entry despite pleas from U.S. authorities, Iranian state TV reported. On Saturday, Iranian TV reported that judicial sources have said Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were each given five-year prison sentences for spying and an additional three years for entering the country illegally. It is unknown if the two will get any credit for time served. They were arrested in July 2009.

Two Americans held in Iran for more than two years have been convicted as spies and sentenced to eight years' jail, Iranian TV reported on Saturday, a verdict that will further strain already very poor relations with Washington.

Body armor worth $2.5 billion that the Department of Defense's Inspector General found had been improperly tested poses no hazard to troops, according to the Army.

President Barack Obama on Thursday for the first time called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down after a brutal crackdown by Syrian forces on demonstrations against the Assad family's 41-year reign.

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An Iraqi man is suing the country's leaders to demand his fair share of the Arab state's oil wealth.

Syrian troops raided houses in a Sunni district of the besieged port of Latakia on Wednesday, residents said, arresting hundreds of people and taking them to a stadium after a four-day tank assault to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad.

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The murders follow a campaign on bombings across Iraq which has killed at least 68 people.

Mid-way thought the holiday of Ramadan, a nearly nationwide attack in Iraq has left dozens dead and hundreds injured

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Suicide attackers and car bombs hit cities across Iraq on Monday, killing at least 60 people in apparently coordinated assaults authorities blamed on al Qaeda affiliates intent on destabilizing the government.

A series of bomb blasts rocked Iraq on Monday, killing at least 170 people and wounding 67. The attacks, which disrupted the otherwise quiet holy month of Ramadan, took place in less than two weeks after the Iraqi government said it would negotiate with the U.S. for keeping some of its troops after the end of the year.

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