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Egypt trial for Jazeera journalists set for Feb 20 - 02/11/2014

CAIRO- Al-Jazeera journalists accused of backing Egypt's blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood are to go on trial on February 20, judicial sources said on Monday. Since president Mohamed Morsi was ousted by...

Prince plays biggest 'surprise' London concert yet - 02/11/2014

LONDON, Alice Dore- Prince has played his biggest surprise concert in London yet as he pursues his reinvention by fronting an all-girl band in a series of small concerts. After playing to a few...

Aid mission in Syria's Homs extended as talks resume - 02/11/2014

DAMASCUS- A truce that has allowed the evacuation of hundreds of civilians from besieged districts of Syria's Homs was extended for three days but fresh peace talks in Switzerland bogged down Monday...

Libya's first post-uprising prosecutor general shot dead - 02/10/2014

BENGHAZI- Libya's former prosecutor general was shot dead Saturday by unknown attackers in the eastern city of Derna, the justice minister said, the latest in a series of assassinations that have...

Egypt govt says Brotherhood "military wing" uncovered - 02/10/2014

CAIRO- Egypt's interior ministry said Sunday it had broken up a "military wing" of the Muslim Brotherhood, allegedly formed to attack policemen, in the most detailed accusation yet implicating the...

Britain's Charles and William urge end to illegal wildlife trade - 02/10/2014

LONDON, Danny Kemp- Britain's Prince Charles and Prince William made a father-and-son appeal on Sunday for an end to the illegal wildlife trade, ahead of a major international conference in London....

Adolphe Sax, saxophone inventor, finally gets his due in Belgium - 02/10/2014

BRUSSELS, Philippe Siuberski- Adolphe Sax, who revolutionised jazz and blues with his invention of the saxophone, is finally getting the recognition he is due in his native Belgium, 200 years after...

Egypt's Sabbahi to stand in presidential election - 02/09/2014

CAIRO, Samer Al-Atrush- A popular Egyptian dissident leader under ousted president Mohamed Morsi said Saturday he will stand in upcoming elections, in a contest likely to pit him against army chief...

Syria barrel bomb raids on Aleppo kill 20: NGO - 02/09/2014

BEIRUT- More barrel bombs were dropped on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo Saturday, killing at least 20 people, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The raids came as Al-Qaeda affiliate...

Pope Benedict a year on: quiet life after making history - 02/09/2014

VATICAN CITY, Jean-Louis De La Vaissiere- Those who have seen Benedict XVI since he retired agree: the former pontiff appears to have got a weight off his mind, leaving the complexities of Vatican...
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