Report: Email passwords of US, British officials posted online
World
January 9, 2012
Report: Email passwords of US, British officials posted online
Email addresses and passwords belonging to British, US and NATO officials were posted online following the hacking of a US…
Nigerian president: Current unrest ‘worse than 1960s civil war’
World
January 8, 2012
Nigerian president: Current unrest ‘worse than 1960s civil war’
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday that the violence blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram was worse than the…
British royal’s gift from Bahrain criticized
World
January 7, 2012
British royal’s gift from Bahrain criticized
One of Queen Elizabeth II's daughters-in-law was criticised on Saturday for accepting jewels from the royal family of Bahrain, which…
Kenyan jets kill ’60 or more’ Somali insurgents
World
January 7, 2012
Kenyan jets kill ’60 or more’ Somali insurgents
Kenyan fighter jets killed at least 60 Islamist Shebab insurgents in southern Somalia in the latest air strike on insurgent…
Russia: Mubarak should not face death penalty
Egypt
January 7, 2012
Russia: Mubarak should not face death penalty
Russia on Saturday said it was concerned after Egyptian prosecutors demanded a death sentence for fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak, calling…
Tunisia says Saudi silent on requests to extradite ex-leader
World
January 4, 2012
Tunisia says Saudi silent on requests to extradite ex-leader
TUNIS — Saudi Arabia has ignored Tunisia's request to hand over ex-president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to be tried for…
Fears for tourism as Egypt Islamists verge on victory
Egypt
January 4, 2012
Fears for tourism as Egypt Islamists verge on victory
SHARM EL-SHEIKH — On a barren hill in Sharm el-Sheikh, not far from the famous beach resorts with their bikini-clad…
UN: Thousands need aid after South Sudan ethnic violence
World
January 4, 2012
UN: Thousands need aid after South Sudan ethnic violence
Thousands of South Sudanese who fled the latest wave of bloody ethnic violence in the troubled Jonglei state are in…
Saudis wanted over Shia troubles turn themselves in
World
January 3, 2012
Saudis wanted over Shia troubles turn themselves in
Three Saudis wanted for presumed involvement in unrest in Shia areas of the kingdom's Eastern Province turned themselves in on…
Jordan hosts Israelis, Palestinians in rare meeting
World
January 3, 2012
Jordan hosts Israelis, Palestinians in rare meeting
Israeli and Palestinian negotiators gathered in the Jordanian capital of Amman on Tuesday for their first face-to-face meeting in 16…