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Egypt arrests suspect in 2009 bazaar bombing
Egypt
June 12, 2011
Egypt arrests suspect in 2009 bazaar bombing
Egypt's security services have detained a man suspected of having carried out a bomb attack at a famed Cairo bazaar…
Fighters: Sudan army planes shot down
World
June 12, 2011
Fighters: Sudan army planes shot down
Khartoum--Embattled fighters in Sudan's flashpoint northern state of Southern Kordofan said on Sunday that they had shot down two northern…
EU marine intercepts migrants sailing from Egypt
Egypt
June 11, 2011
EU marine intercepts migrants sailing from Egypt
Athens--An EU marine patrol on Saturday intercepted around 100 migrants near the Greek island of Crete as they attempted to…
UN: Deadly clashes across Sudan oil state
World
June 8, 2011
UN: Deadly clashes across Sudan oil state
Khartoum - Fighting in Sudan's volatile oil-producing border state of South Kordofan brought more deaths and displacement on Wednesday, the…
Azerbaijan removes statue of Egypt’s Mubarak
Egypt
June 8, 2011
Azerbaijan removes statue of Egypt’s Mubarak
The authorities in Azerbaijan have removed a monument to deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak which had angered government critics, an…
Human Rights Watch: Military rulers vow no more virginity tests
Egypt
June 8, 2011
Human Rights Watch: Military rulers vow no more virginity tests
Egypt's military rulers have promised that women in custody will not be subjected to virginity tests in future, Human Rights…
Russian envoy meets Libya rebels, Tripoli bombed
World
June 7, 2011
Russian envoy meets Libya rebels, Tripoli bombed
Benghazi - President Dmitry Medvedev's envoy Mikhail Margelov was meeting with Libyan rebel leaders on Tuesday in the first trip…
HRW: Fighting, rights abuses escalating in Darfur
World
June 6, 2011
HRW: Fighting, rights abuses escalating in Darfur
Khartoum - Serious human rights abuses have risen in the last six months in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, with a…
UN: Fighting in volatile Sudan oil state
World
June 5, 2011
UN: Fighting in volatile Sudan oil state
Khartoum - Fighting erupted on Sunday in South Kordofan, Sudan's volatile oil-producing border state, a UN spokeswoman said, where the…
Britain says ‘no deadline’ for Libya operation
World
June 5, 2011
Britain says ‘no deadline’ for Libya operation
London - British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Sunday there is no deadline for NATO's Libya operation, as Russia voiced…