Morocco officials bow before king in ‘loyalty’ ceremony
World
August 22, 2012
Morocco officials bow before king in ‘loyalty’ ceremony
Moroccan government officials pledged their allegiance to King Mohammed VI on Tuesday, bowing down before the monarch at an annual…
Dempsey: US ‘significant’ in Iraq despite troop exit
World
August 22, 2012
Dempsey: US ‘significant’ in Iraq despite troop exit
Top US military officer General Martin Dempsey insisted during a quick trip to Iraq that Washington was still playing an…
UN agency calls for global action plan on drought
Environment
August 22, 2012
UN agency calls for global action plan on drought
The worst effects of drought could be avoided if countries had a disaster management plan to confront the problem, the…
Egypt urges tribes to help boost Sinai security
Egypt
August 21, 2012
Egypt urges tribes to help boost Sinai security
The authorities in Egypt are urging tribal leaders to support a security campaign in the Sinai Peninsula where an…
Anti-Japan protests erupt as island row escalates
World
August 21, 2012
Anti-Japan protests erupt as island row escalates
REUTERS — Anti-Japanese protests rocked Chinese cities on Sunday after nationalists from Japan landed on an East China Sea island…
Syria rejects talk of ‘civil war’ talk as fighting rages
World
August 20, 2012
Syria rejects talk of ‘civil war’ talk as fighting rages
Syria rejected Monday new peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi's comments labeling the conflict a civil war, as fighting rocked the cradle of…
Israel holds four Palestinians over ‘kidnap plot’
World
August 20, 2012
Israel holds four Palestinians over ‘kidnap plot’
Israel has been holding four Palestinian militants since May on suspicion of plotting to kidnap Israelis for use as bargaining chips for…
Iraqi Sunni leader wounded at start of Eid
World
August 19, 2012
Iraqi Sunni leader wounded at start of Eid
A Sunni religious leader who called on Iraqis to fight US troops but has more recently advocated national reconciliation…
Helicopter transporting Sudanese delegation for Eid crashes, killing minister and generals
World
August 19, 2012
Helicopter transporting Sudanese delegation for Eid crashes, killing minister and generals
A cabinet minister was among 32 politicians, generals and others killed on Sunday when a plane crashed on its way…
Assad appears in public for Eid prayers
Travel
August 19, 2012
Assad appears in public for Eid prayers
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad joined prayers at a Damascus mosque Sunday for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, as his forces reportedly pressed on with a deadly…