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Bahrain wages unrelenting crackdown on Shias
April 1, 2011
Bahrain wages unrelenting crackdown on Shias
Manama -- The official line: Bahrain is back to business as usual. Shia protesters are off the streets after a…
Rebels battle for control of Libyan oil town
April 1, 2011
Rebels battle for control of Libyan oil town
Near Brega, Libya -- Libyan rebels failed to secure control of the oil town of Brega from Muammer Qadhafi's forces,…
UK: About 1000 believed killed in Libya violence
March 31, 2011
UK: About 1000 believed killed in Libya violence
London -- About 1000 people are believed to have been killed in clashes between supporters and opponents of Libyan leader…
Q&A with Bahrain Sunni leader: Shias seek to create state loyal to Iran
March 31, 2011
Q&A with Bahrain Sunni leader: Shias seek to create state loyal to Iran
Bahrain's Shias seek the overthrow of the country's Sunni leadership in an effort to create a Shia state loyal to…
Kuwait cabinet submits resignation
March 31, 2011
Kuwait cabinet submits resignation
Kuwait -- Kuwait's cabinet submitted its resignation on Thursday as expected to avoid parliament questioning ministers, parliamentary sources said. Lawmakers…
NATO takes sole control of Libya air operations
March 31, 2011
NATO takes sole control of Libya air operations
Brussels -- NATO's chief said Thursday the alliance doesn't support US and British suggestions that the UN mandate for the…
Special from Syria: Disappointment in Damascus as Bashar speech falls flat
March 31, 2011
Special from Syria: Disappointment in Damascus as Bashar speech falls flat
Damascus -- When Syria’s reform-minded president Bashar al-Assad arrived at the parliament building to speak to the nation on Wednesday…
Ouattara controls Ivory Coast’s San Pedro port
March 31, 2011
Ouattara controls Ivory Coast’s San Pedro port
Abidjan -- Forces loyal to Ivory Coast's Alassane Ouattara seized the major cocoa port of San Pedro overnight, continuing an…
US support order, defection could buoy Libya rebels
March 31, 2011
US support order, defection could buoy Libya rebels
Washington/London -- US officials said President Barack Obama had authorized covert support for Libyan rebels fighting Muammar Qadhafi, while Libya's…
Life slowly returns to Japan’s disaster zone
March 30, 2011
Life slowly returns to Japan’s disaster zone
Natori, Japan – Bundled up against the wind, Junpei Endo gets off his bicycle, sets it on its kickstand and…