Top prosecutor to appeal Mubarak verdict
Egypt
June 3, 2012
Top prosecutor to appeal Mubarak verdict
An Egyptian official says the top prosecutor will appeal the verdict in Hosni Mubarak's trial, which acquitted the former leader…
Syrian president denies responsibility for Houla massacre
World
June 3, 2012
Syrian president denies responsibility for Houla massacre
BEIRUT — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denied Sunday that his government had anything to do with last week's gruesome Houla…
Pro and anti-Syrian groups clash in north Lebanon
World
June 2, 2012
Pro and anti-Syrian groups clash in north Lebanon
BEIRUT — Security officials say clashes between pro and anti-Syrian groups in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli have killed…
Rights groups hit Sudan for woman’s death sentence
World
June 1, 2012
Rights groups hit Sudan for woman’s death sentence
KHARTOUM, Sudan— Nearly 30 Africa-based rights groups have signed a letter condemning Sudan for sentencing a 20-year-old woman to death by stoning over…
Activists: Syrian troops shell Houla after last week’s massacre
World
May 31, 2012
Activists: Syrian troops shell Houla after last week’s massacre
BEIRUT — Activists say Syrian troops are shelling the central Houla area where more than 100 people were massacred last…
Yemen says airstrike kills 10 militants
World
May 30, 2012
Yemen says airstrike kills 10 militants
SANAA — Yemen's Defense Ministry says air and artillery strikes have killed 10 Al-Qaeda-linked militants in the south of the…
Yemen: 27 Al-Qaeda militants killed in south
Egypt
May 26, 2012
Yemen: 27 Al-Qaeda militants killed in south
SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni military officials say fighting in two southern flashpoint towns has left 27 Al-Qaeda fighters and seven…
Activists put Syria attack death toll at over 90
World
May 26, 2012
Activists put Syria attack death toll at over 90
BEIRUT — Activists on Saturday raised the number of those killed in an alleged massacre by Syrian regime forces in a region…
Lebanese FM: Captives in Syria have been found
World
May 23, 2012
Lebanese FM: Captives in Syria have been found
BEIRUT — Lebanon's foreign minister said Wednesday that authorities have located 11 Lebanese Shias kidnapped the previous day in Syria…
Bomb kills 5 in Syrian capital
World
May 22, 2012
Bomb kills 5 in Syrian capital
BEIRUT — Activists and state media say a bomb has exploded in the Syrian capital, killing at least five people.…