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  • Steve Seiden, attorney for Mark Basseley Youssef, speaks Nov. 7, 2012after a hearing for his client at U.S. District Court in Los Angeles. Youssef, the man behind an anti-Muslim film that led to violence in many parts of the Middle East, was sentenced to a year in prison for violating his probation stemming from a 2010 bank fraud conviction by lying about his identity. (Associated Press)

    Man behind anti-Muslim film gets 1 year in prison

    The man behind an anti-Muslim film that led to violence in many parts of the Middle East agreed to spend a year in federal prison for unrelated probation violations, but afterward issued a statement that appeared to reinforce his stern stance against Islam.


  • Syrian refugees speak with a Turkish soldier as people fleeing violence in Syria continue to cross the border near Reyhanli, Turkey, on Sunday. (Associated Press)

    Syrians risk lives for refuge in Turkey

    As President Bashar Assad's regime continues to shell Homs and escalates attacks on towns in the Idlib province, hundreds of Syrians — including rebel fighters — are fleeing to Turkey.


  • Syrian refugees speak with a Turkish soldier as people fleeing violence in Syria continue to cross the border near Reyhanli, Turkey, on Sunday. (Associated Press)

    Syrian rebels smuggle people, goods across border with Turkey

    As President Bashar Assad's regime continues to shell Homs and escalates attacks on towns in the Idlib province, hundreds of Syrians — including rebel fighters — are fleeing to Turkey.


  • Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tours Tehran's research reactor center on Feb. 15, 2012. (Associated Press/Iranian President's Office)

    Sanctions make life tough for ordinary Iranians

    Ordinary families here have begun to feel the bite of new international sanctions on Iran's nuclear program, as basic food items have doubled and tripled in price in the past few weeks.


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