Netanyahu: Protestor self-immolation ‘tragedy’
World
July 15, 2012
Netanyahu: Protestor self-immolation ‘tragedy’
Israel's premier and president on Sunday offered a protestor who set himself alight their wishes for a speedy recovery,…
Iran’s Neda Shahsavari says she is ‘thrilled’ to compete in the Olympics
World
July 15, 2012
Iran’s Neda Shahsavari says she is ‘thrilled’ to compete in the Olympics
Iran's first woman to compete in table tennis at the Olympics, Neda Shahsavari, says she is "thrilled" to be…
Iraqi Communists mark 1958 revolution
World
July 14, 2012
Iraqi Communists mark 1958 revolution
Hundreds of Iraqi Communist Party supporters marched throughBaghdad on Saturday to mark the July 14 revolution, when army officers overthrew the country's…
12 held after West Bank settlement demo
World
July 13, 2012
12 held after West Bank settlement demo
An Israeli anti-settlements activist and an American journalist were among 12 people detained by soldiers on Friday during a demonstration…
Ethiopian journalist gets 18 years for ‘terrorism’
World
July 13, 2012
Ethiopian journalist gets 18 years for ‘terrorism’
An Ethiopian court on Friday jailed a journalist for 18 years for "terrorism" and 23 other reporters and activists for…
Witness: Sudan university students hold major protest
World
July 11, 2012
Witness: Sudan university students hold major protest
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudanese university students armed with sticks and stones on Wednesday staged perhaps their largest protest since unrest…
US rejects idea Iran plays ‘positive’ role in Syria
World
July 11, 2012
US rejects idea Iran plays ‘positive’ role in Syria
Washington insisted Tuesday that it sees no role for Iran in resolving the conflict in Syria, in an implicit rebuff…
Germany confident Egypt will resolve power struggle
Egypt
July 10, 2012
Germany confident Egypt will resolve power struggle
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Tuesday after talks with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy that he was confident the…
Abbas invites Swiss experts to take Arafat probe samples
World
July 9, 2012
Abbas invites Swiss experts to take Arafat probe samples
The Palestinian president will call on Swiss experts who probed Yasser Arafat's death to take samples from his body for…
Internet blackout looms for thousands
Egypt
July 9, 2012
Internet blackout looms for thousands
Tens of thousands of people around the world whose computers were infected with malware last year may lose their internet…