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MEXICO CITY — Thousands of people rushed to stores to redeem pre-paid gift cards they said were given to them previously by the party that won Mexico's presidency, inflaming accusations that the weekend election was marred by widespread...
BEIRUT — Syrian opposition groups on Sunday rejected a UN-brokered peace plan for a political transition in Syria, calling it ambiguous and a waste of time and vowing not to negotiate with President Bashar al-Assad or members of his "...
JERUSALEM — Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, who clung throughout his life to the belief that Israel should hang on to territory and never trust an Arab regime, has died. He was 96.
Israeli media said Shamir died Saturday at a...
President-elect Mohamed Morsy took the presidential oath in Tahrir Square on Friday, standing before a crowd of thousands of protesters who are rallying to demand the military’s exit from political life. In a speech following the oath, Morsy...
ALGIERS, Algeria— Algerian officials say a gendarme died and three more were wounded when an explosive-laden car was driven into their command post in the southern city of Ouargla.
A statement issued by the military did not say whether the...
GAZA CITY — A senior Hamas leader says one of the Palestinian movement's members has been assassinated in Damascus.
Izzat Risheq, a senior leader of Hamas, wrote on his Facebook page that Kamal Ghanaja, also known as Nizar Abu Mujahed,...
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey deployed anti-aircraft guns and other weapons alongside its border with Syria, state television reported on Thursday, days after the downing of a Turkish military jet by Syrian forces heightened the tensions between the...
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the Obama administration is pleased so far with commitments made by Egypt's Islamist President-elect Mohammed Morsy, but will reserve judgment on his government until it is up and running...
BRUSSELS — When they meet Thursday and Friday in Brussels, leaders of the 27 countries in the European Union will face a daunting task: Find a solution to a debt crisis that's spread misery across Europe, raised doubts about the euro...
President-elect Mohamed Morsy moved into the office once occupied by ousted leader Hosni Mubarak and started consultations Monday over the formation of his presidential team and a new government, an aide said.
Elections officials on Sunday declared...
