Rights group: Syria forces shoot on activist funeral
World
October 16, 2011
Rights group: Syria forces shoot on activist funeral
Syrian security forces opened fire on a funeral procession for an activist in the oil-rich east on Sunday as they…
Hundreds protest flag ruling in disputed Iraq Kurdish town
World
October 16, 2011
Hundreds protest flag ruling in disputed Iraq Kurdish town
Hundreds rallied in the disputed Iraqi town of Khanaqin on Sunday to demand the reversal of a central government ruling…
‘Indignant’ activists launch worldwide protests
World
October 15, 2011
‘Indignant’ activists launch worldwide protests
MADRID - Activists scuffled with police in London and decried the wealthy in Hong Kong on Saturday as an unprecedented…
Monitors: ‘Blind sheikh’ son killed by US drone
World
October 15, 2011
Monitors: ‘Blind sheikh’ son killed by US drone
A US drone strike on Friday killed the son of an Egyptian cleric tied to the 1993 World Trade Center…
Libya fighters ‘mop up’ in Sirte as Qadhafi son held
World
October 13, 2011
Libya fighters ‘mop up’ in Sirte as Qadhafi son held
SIRTE, Libya - One of the sons of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi has been arrested in his hometown of…
Barghouti will not be freed in prisoner swap deal
World
October 12, 2011
Barghouti will not be freed in prisoner swap deal
Israel and Hamas have agreed a landmark deal to secure the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in exchange…
Tunisian TV station apologizes for airing God in broadcast
World
October 11, 2011
Tunisian TV station apologizes for airing God in broadcast
The head of a private Tunisian TV channel apologized Tuesday for airing part of a film judged blasphemous by Muslims,…
Ban Ki-Moon calls for universal access to clean energy
Environment
October 11, 2011
Ban Ki-Moon calls for universal access to clean energy
OSLO - UN chief Ban Ki-moon, who himself studied by candlelight as a child, pleaded on Monday for universal access…
Liberia abuzz on final day of election campaign
World
October 9, 2011
Liberia abuzz on final day of election campaign
MONROVIA - Liberia's election campaign wraps up on Sunday after being rattled by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's Nobel Peace Prize win,…
Egyptian activists hail Arab Nobel Peace Prize winner
Egypt
October 7, 2011
Egyptian activists hail Arab Nobel Peace Prize winner
CAIRO - Egyptian cyber dissidents who were touted as Nobel Peace Prize candidates congratulated the Yemeni activist on Friday who…