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Russian TV takes off gloves in election battle
World
March 3, 2012
Russian TV takes off gloves in election battle
Denouncing opposition figures as agents of the West and portraying Russia as a country under siege, pro-Kremlin television has had…
UN says findings on Qadhafi deaths inconclusive
World
March 2, 2012
UN says findings on Qadhafi deaths inconclusive
A UN commission investigating alleged war crimes and human rights violations in Libya was unable to determine the cause of…
Arab Spring fails to help women lawmakers: UN
Egypt
March 2, 2012
Arab Spring fails to help women lawmakers: UN
The Arab Spring uprisings last year brought no increase in the number of women in the region's parliaments, a UN…
ICC issues warrant for Sudan defense minister
World
March 1, 2012
ICC issues warrant for Sudan defense minister
The International Criminal Court said on Thursday it has issued an arrest warrant for Sudan's defense minister for crimes against…
Japan’s tsunami victims: Healed but still scarred
World
February 29, 2012
Japan’s tsunami victims: Healed but still scarred
A year ago, a desperate young mother stood amid the ruins of her devastated city wrapped in a blanket as…
Identity of Islamist militant arrested at Cairo airport in question
Egypt
February 29, 2012
Identity of Islamist militant arrested at Cairo airport in question
Egyptian security officials said a man they arrested at Cairo airport on Tuesday believing him to be a senior Al-Qaeda…
Syrian media hails referendum ‘victory’
World
February 28, 2012
Syrian media hails referendum ‘victory’
State media on Tuesday hailed as a "victory for Syria" the adoption by referendum of a new constitution that ends…
Israel kills armed infiltrator from Sinai, says army
Egypt
February 28, 2012
Israel kills armed infiltrator from Sinai, says army
Israeli forces engaged in a firefight overnight with gunmen who infiltrated from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing one, the Israeli military…
Yemen’s Saleh formally steps down after 33 years
World
February 27, 2012
Yemen’s Saleh formally steps down after 33 years
Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down after 33 years at the helm on Monday, making him the fourth veteran Arab…
Pakistan demolishes bin Laden hideout
World
February 27, 2012
Pakistan demolishes bin Laden hideout
Pakistani bulldozers razed to the ground the three-story home where Osama bin Laden lived for at least five years until…