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Libyan rebel leader sacks entire cabinet - 08/09/2011

BENGHAZI, Andrew Beatty- Libya's rebel leader sacked the entire executive office of his de-facto government Monday, officials said, in an aggressive move to end a crisis caused by the assassination...

Hackers deface Syrian defense ministry website - 08/09/2011

WASHINGTON- The website of Syria's Ministry of Defense was offline Monday after being defaced by the "hacktivist" group Anonymous to protest a bloody crackdown on anti-government protesters....

More than 50 killed as Assad defends Syria crackdown - 08/08/2011

DAMASCUS- Syrian security forces killed more than 50 people on Sunday, activists said, as the regime defended its crackdown on "outlaws" and Pope Benedict XVI and the Arab League condemned the...

Yemen president leaves hospital but to stay in Saudi - 08/07/2011

RIYADH- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh left hospital Saturday, more than two months after he was wounded in a bombing at his Sanaa residence, but he will remain in Riyadh, a Saudi official told...

Libya rebels say NATO strike kills Kadhafi son - 08/06/2011

BENGHAZI, Andrew Beatty- Libya's rebel forces on Friday said a NATO strike killed Moamer Kadhafi's youngest son Khamis and 31 others, a claim sharply denied by the authorities in Tripoli. A rebel...

UN Council 'condemns' Syria crackdown - 08/04/2011

UNITED NATIONS, Tim Witcher- The UN Security Council Wednesday condemned Syria's deadly attacks on civilians and called in its first statement on the crackdown for those responsible to be held...

Egypt's Mubarak on trial for murder - 08/04/2011

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Egypt's ailing Hosni Mubarak denied murder and graft charges after being wheeled into a cage on a stretcher Wednesday, the first time a former ruler faced his people in court...

European telescope detects oxygen in space - 08/02/2011

WASHINGTON- The European Space Agency's Herschel telescope has found the first confirmed evidence of oxygen molecules in space, according to a report published this week in the Astrophysical...

Narrative therapy helps child soldiers: study - 08/02/2011

The practice could offer an inexpensive way to ease the transition back to regular life for the 250,000 young people estimated to be actively involved in fighting conflicts in 14 countries around the...

Muslims start fasting month amid Mideast turmoil - 08/01/2011

CAIRO- More than a billion Muslims across the world begin observing this week the holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting and prayer which this year coincides with deadly turmoil in the Middle...
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