Politics

Two killed as clashes erupt in Egypt - 11/23/2013

CAIRO- A young boy and a man were killed on Friday as supporters and opponents of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi clashed in Egypt, officials said. The confrontations came as pro-Morsi groups...

Libyans keep up pressure for militias to leave Tripoli - 11/23/2013

TRIPOLI, Imed Lamloum- Hundreds of residents on Friday called on Libyan militias still in Tripoli to follow other groups and withdraw, aiming to keep the momentum going a week after deadly clashes....

Fight for Aleppo base kills 15 Syria militia: monitor - 11/22/2013

BEIRUT- Fighting for a key military base outside Syria's main northern city of Aleppo killed at least 15 pro-regime militiamen on Thursday, a monitoring group said. "Fifteen members of the National...

11 Egypt soldiers killed as bombs hit Sinai, Cairo - 11/21/2013

CAIRO, Jay Deshmukh, Haitham El-Tabei- A car bomb in Egypt's restive Sinai killed 11 soldiers Wednesday, while another blast struck police in Cairo, in the latest in a spate of attacks following...

Obama hails JFK's 'daring' legacy - 11/21/2013

WASHINGTON, Stephen Collinson- President Barack Obama hailed the "daring" legacy and the "sober, square-jawed idealism" of John F. Kennedy on Wednesday, as he marked the 50th anniversary of the 35th...

UN votes to condemn Syria rights abuses - 11/20/2013

UNITED NATIONS- A UN committee on Tuesday slammed rights abuses by the Syrian government after a debate marked by a bitter clash between the UN envoys of Saudi Arabia and Syria. The UN General...

At least one dead as Egypt police storm Tahrir protest - 11/20/2013

CAIRO- At least one person was killed when Egyptian riot police stormed Cairo's Tahrir Square late Tuesday to disperse stone-throwing protesters, a health ministry official said. Police backed by...

Top Syria rebel killed as Russia pushes peace - 11/19/2013

DAMASCUS- A charismatic Islamist rebel leader from Syria has died of wounds suffered in a regime air strike as a government delegation held talks in Moscow on Monday on elusive peace talks. Syrian...

Hundreds in Egypt mark anniversary of army protests - 11/19/2013

CAIRO- Hundreds of Egyptians gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square Monday to mark the anniversary of protests against the military in 2011 that ignited deadly clashes with security forces. The...

Kennedy legacy: charismatic but unfulfilled - 11/19/2013

WASHINGTON, Stephen Collinson- John F. Kennedy remains a martyred symbol of poetic political possibility 50 years after his assassination, but history may ultimately deliver an unsparing verdict on...
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