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BUCHAREST, Romania — Romania's government has collapsed following weeks of protests against austerity measures, the latest debt-stricken government in Europe to fall in the face of raising public anger over biting cuts.
Emil Boc, who had...
JERUSALEM — The US State Department is advising visitors to Jerusalem to dress modestly when visiting certain neighborhoods, or to avoid the areas entirely, in hopes of not provoking local sensitivities.
The State Department guidance did...
Egypt on Monday released the names of 19 Americans who face trial over foreign funding of NGOs, a case that has soured US-Egypt relations.
One of the 19 is Samuel LaHood, son of US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, according to a statement from...
KABUL, Afghanistan — Last year was the deadliest on record for civilians in the Afghan war, with 3,021 killed as insurgents ratcheted up violence with suicide attacks and roadside bombs, the United Nations said Saturday.
Taliban-affiliated...
MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of Russians flooded downtown Moscow on Saturday to demand an end to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s rule, casting a strong challenge to his bid to reclaim the presidency in March.
The massive protest —...
Egypt internationals and Ahly players Mohamed Aboutrika, Emad Moteab and Mohamed Barakat say they have retired from all football after witnessing the deadly clashes between fans at their league game against Masry on Wednesday.
Aboutrika and Moteab...
Egypt's benchmark stock index plunged within minutes of the start of trade Thursday as deadly soccer riots the night before left 74 dead and rekindled fears of fresh instability akin to the unrest that has battered the country and its economy in...
Throughout 40 years of Assad family dictatorship, one thing united Syrians — the culture of self-censorship, fear and paranoia.
But the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad has unleashed a burst of blunt irreverence and black humor that...
A group of Chinese workers was freed Wednesday, a day after being taken hostage in Egypt, while another group of workers remained captive for a fifth day in Sudan, in separate incidents that show the dangers China faces as its worldwide presence...
Syrian troops crushed pockets of rebel soldiers Tuesday on the outskirts of Damascus as Western diplomats took up a UN draft resolution demanding President Bashar al-Assad halt the violence and yield power.
The UN Security Council met Tuesday to...
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