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US senator Kerry: Economy is Egypt’s main problem
Egypt
December 11, 2011
US senator Kerry: Economy is Egypt’s main problem
CAIRO — Egypt urgently needs a massive cash injection and should strike a deal with the International Monetary Fund as…
Nobel peace panel says Assad can’t evade history
World
December 10, 2011
Nobel peace panel says Assad can’t evade history
Awarding this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the head of the selection panel forecast that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would succumb…
Nationwide vote protests hit Vladimir Putin’s rule
World
December 10, 2011
Nationwide vote protests hit Vladimir Putin’s rule
A day of nationwide demonstrations against Vladimir Putin and alleged election fraud began in Russia's far east on Saturday, in…
Yemen unity government sworn in, soldier killed
World
December 10, 2011
Yemen unity government sworn in, soldier killed
Yemen's new unity government, formed to try and avert civil war, met for the first time on Saturday, hours after…
Islam no threat to democracy, says Nobel winner
World
December 10, 2011
Islam no threat to democracy, says Nobel winner
Islam and other religions do not threaten democracy, Yemeni activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakul Karman said on Friday.…
Arab states won’t allow Syrian ‘massacre,’ says Saudi prince
World
December 10, 2011
Arab states won’t allow Syrian ‘massacre,’ says Saudi prince
A senior Saudi prince said on Friday that Arab states would not stay on the sidelines and allow the "massacre"…
Protesting tour guides fear Islamist rise
Egypt
December 9, 2011
Protesting tour guides fear Islamist rise
Around 1000 Egyptians rallied near the ancient pyramids on Friday to protest against what they said were threats by Islamic…
Blast wounds French UN peacekeepers in South Lebanon
World
December 9, 2011
Blast wounds French UN peacekeepers in South Lebanon
TYRE, Lebanon — A bomb exploded near a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeping patrol on Friday, wounding five…
Pakistan army believes NATO attack planned: reports
World
December 9, 2011
Pakistan army believes NATO attack planned: reports
ISLAMABAD — A senior Pakistani military officer said a NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops on the border with Afghanistan…
Mexico says it foiled plan to smuggle in Qadhafi son
World
December 8, 2011
Mexico says it foiled plan to smuggle in Qadhafi son
MEXICO CITY — Mexico uncovered and stopped an international plot to smuggle late Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi's son Saadi into the…