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Yemen: US drone strikes kill 11 Al-Qaeda militants
World
May 13, 2012
Yemen: US drone strikes kill 11 Al-Qaeda militants
SANAA, Yemen — Two suspected US drone strikes have killed 11 Al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen, military officials in the…
US calls Egypt presidential debate ‘healthy,’ confirms neutrality toward candidates
Egypt
May 12, 2012
US calls Egypt presidential debate ‘healthy,’ confirms neutrality toward candidates
The United States on Friday welcomed Egypt's televised presidential debate as a "good and healthy thing," while implicitly urging the…
Chinese dissident seeks exile, strains US-China ties
World
May 3, 2012
Chinese dissident seeks exile, strains US-China ties
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng appealed on Thursday for asylum in the United States, throwing into doubt an agreement used…
Lawyer demands Abu Ismail’s late mother be stripped of Egyptian nationality
Egypt
April 28, 2012
Lawyer demands Abu Ismail’s late mother be stripped of Egyptian nationality
Lawyer Hassan Yassin filed a lawsuit at the administrative court Saturday demanding that the Egyptian citizenship of Nawal Abdel Aziz…
Al-Qaeda is gone after bin Laden says US official
World
April 28, 2012
Al-Qaeda is gone after bin Laden says US official
Nearly a year after a US raid killed Osama bin Laden, his core Al-Qaeda network in Pakistan is "essentially gone"…
US, NATO ready plan to hand off Afghanistan combat
World
April 18, 2012
US, NATO ready plan to hand off Afghanistan combat
BRUSSELS — The US and its NATO allies are readying plans to pull away from the front lines in Afghanistan…
Taliban attack Afghan capital, 3 other cities
World
April 15, 2012
Taliban attack Afghan capital, 3 other cities
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban launched a series of coordinated attacks on at least seven sites across the Afghan capital…
US grabs lead over China in clean energy race
Environment
April 12, 2012
US grabs lead over China in clean energy race
The United States has regained the lead in the clean energy race, investing $48 billion last year to surpass China,…
US Congress delegation meets with Brotherhood presidential nominee
Egypt
April 3, 2012
US Congress delegation meets with Brotherhood presidential nominee
The United States will not interfere with the Egyptian people’s choice for president, US Congressman David Dreier said Monday. In…
Syria blasts international conference on crisis
World
April 1, 2012
Syria blasts international conference on crisis
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria blasted an international conference on the country's spreading crisis before it even started Sunday, calling it…