Saudi women win right to vote in local elections
King Abdullah announced that Saudi women will for the first time be allowed to vote and run in local elections due in 2015. The reform, praised by the United States, faces limits as women remain barred from driving and require male guardianship for travel.
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Wajeha al-Hawaidar
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Syria
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Maha al- Qahtani
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United States
King Abdullah
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Abbas rises from Arafat shadow with UN bid crowd's praise
West Bank President Mahmoud Abbas won a hero's welcome in Ramallah as he pursued a United Nations recognition bid. He called a Palestinian Spring and pledged peaceful struggle though warned of a long path ahead. Abbas, 76, has stepped from Arafat's shadow while facing opposition from Israel and the United States.
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United Nations
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Israel
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Libyans find mass grave linked to Abu Salim prison
Libyan officials report a grave outside Tripoli's Abu Salim prison containing bone fragments and clothing from more than 1,200 inmates killed in 1996. Excavation not yet begun but the remains could shed light on a brutal episode of Muammar Gaddafi's regime and aid families seeking truth after years of denial.
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Freed hikers return to New York after Iran detention
Joshua Fattal and Shane Bauer arrived in New York after more than two years in an Iranian prison. They and Sarah Shourd, released last year, said they were detained for nationality, not actions, after a July 2009 incident near the Iran Iraq border. The men spoke at a New York news conference, reading statements without answering reporters.
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Shane Bauer
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Sarah Shourd
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Iran
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