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Greece has weeks left before bankruptcy
October 4, 2011
Greece has weeks left before bankruptcy
ATHENS - Greece has enough money to pay pensions, salaries and bondholders through mid-November, the finance minister said Tuesday, as…
Amnesty says Syria’s diplomats harass dissidents
October 4, 2011
Amnesty says Syria’s diplomats harass dissidents
Syrian diplomats in foreign capitals are mounting campaigns of harassment and threats against expatriate dissidents protesting outside their embassies, Amnesty…
Libyan forces plan “final” attack on Sirte
October 4, 2011
Libyan forces plan “final” attack on Sirte
SIRTE, Libya - Bullet-ridden cars carrying terrified, ill and hungry civilians crawled out of Muammar Qadhafi's home town on Tuesday…
Activists: Syrian regime detains 3000 in 3 days
October 4, 2011
Activists: Syrian regime detains 3000 in 3 days
BEIRUT - Syrian troops going house to house have detained more than 3000 people in the past three days in…
Mosque torched in Israel, extremists suspected
October 3, 2011
Mosque torched in Israel, extremists suspected
JERUSALEM - Vandals torched a mosque in an Arab village in northern Israel early Monday, setting off protests and clashes…
Syria opposition launches national council
October 3, 2011
Syria opposition launches national council
BEIRUT - Syrian dissidents on Sunday formally established a broad-based national council designed to overthrow President Bashar Assad's regime, which…
Lawyer: UAE political activists mistreated in prison
October 2, 2011
Lawyer: UAE political activists mistreated in prison
ABU DHABI - Five political activists being tried in the United Arab Emirates on charges of insulting the country's leaders…
Libyans flee Sirte amid Red Cross medical warning
October 2, 2011
Libyans flee Sirte amid Red Cross medical warning
SIRTE, Libya - Streams of civilians fled Muammar Qadhafi’s besieged home town of Sirte on Sunday as the international Red…
Jordan ex-MP ‘stoned over reform criticism’
October 2, 2011
Jordan ex-MP ‘stoned over reform criticism’
An outspoken Jordanian opposition figure and former member of parliament has been pelted with stones while making a speech criticizing…
More than 700 arrested in Wall Street protest
October 2, 2011
More than 700 arrested in Wall Street protest
NEW YORK - Police reopened the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday evening after more than 700 anti-Wall Street protesters were arrested for…