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Egypt’s intel chief in Israel to discuss stalled peace talks
Egypt
November 4, 2010
Egypt’s intel chief in Israel to discuss stalled peace talks
Jerusalem--Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu was on Thursday to meet Egyptian intelligence chief Omar Suleiman in Tel Aviv for talks expected to…
Egypt tightens security at ports amid parcel bomb fears
Egypt
November 4, 2010
Egypt tightens security at ports amid parcel bomb fears
Custom authorities at Egyptian ports of arrival have tightened inspections on incoming parcels in light of recent bomb scares throughout…
Obama, Democrats fear rout as US polls open
World
November 2, 2010
Obama, Democrats fear rout as US polls open
WASHINGTON--US President Barack Obama's Democrats face a day of reckoning as US voters headed to the polls Tuesday in an…
ElBaradei: Egypt’s elite favors status quo
Egypt
November 1, 2010
ElBaradei: Egypt’s elite favors status quo
Former UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei blasted Egypt's “authoritarian” government and insisted political change was coming.“The more unpopular this regime…
UN seals historic treaty to protect ecosystems
Environment
October 31, 2010
UN seals historic treaty to protect ecosystems
NAGOYA--A historic global treaty to protect the world's forests, coral reefs and other threatened ecosystems within 10 years was sealed…
Al-Jazeera slams Morocco over suspension of service
World
October 30, 2010
Al-Jazeera slams Morocco over suspension of service
Dubai--Al-Jazeera condemned on Saturday a decision by Morocco to suspend the pan-Arab television network's operations in the northern African country,…
Canadian Muslims erect first mosque in Arctic
World
October 28, 2010
Canadian Muslims erect first mosque in Arctic
Ottawa--Canadian Muslims have erected the Arctic's first minaret, atop a little yellow mosque which serves as spiritual home to the…
Spectacular species found in Amazon
Environment
October 26, 2010
Spectacular species found in Amazon
Spectacular species previously unknown to the outside world are being discovered in the Amazon rainforest at a rate of one…
No breakthroughs in climate talks as US, China envoys meet
Environment
October 22, 2010
No breakthroughs in climate talks as US, China envoys meet
Beijing--The US climate envoy said on Friday that he had held constructive talks with China this week but indicated that…
Militants storm Chechen parliament in deadly standoff
World
October 19, 2010
Militants storm Chechen parliament in deadly standoff
Grozny--Militants stormed parliament in Russia's conflict-torn Chechnya Tuesday, seizing deputies and gunning down guards, before being killed in a bloody…