Four killed in Syrian university raid
World
May 3, 2012
Four killed in Syrian university raid
Syrian security forces stormed student dorms at a northwestern university following anti-government protests there, killing at least four students and…
Foot-and-mouth disease spreads to Gaza Strip
World
May 2, 2012
Foot-and-mouth disease spreads to Gaza Strip
GAZA — A UN agency says Egypt's outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has reached neighboring Gaza Strip and could soon spread across…
Taliban attack in Afghan capital kills at least 7
World
May 2, 2012
Taliban attack in Afghan capital kills at least 7
KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents attacked a compound housing foreigners in the Afghan capital Wednesday, killing seven people, hours after…
Blind Chinese activist goes free after promises of safety
World
May 2, 2012
Blind Chinese activist goes free after promises of safety
BEIJING — A blind Chinese legal activist at the center of a diplomatic tussle between Washington and Beijing left the…
Report: No press freedom decline worldwide for first time in 8 years
Business
May 1, 2012
Report: No press freedom decline worldwide for first time in 8 years
As decades-old authoritarian regimes crumbled or eased their grip in countries as widespread as Myanmar, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, freedom…
Pakistani protection of bin Laden still unclear on first anniversary of his death
World
May 1, 2012
Pakistani protection of bin Laden still unclear on first anniversary of his death
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan — One year since US commandos flew into this Pakistani army town and killed Osama bin Laden, Islamabad…
Austria: Ex-Libya oil chief found dead in Danube River
World
April 29, 2012
Austria: Ex-Libya oil chief found dead in Danube River
VIENNA — Shukri Ghanem, a former Libyan prime minister and oil minister who last year announced he was abandoning Muammar…
Yemen president challenged by ex-president’s son
World
April 29, 2012
Yemen president challenged by ex-president’s son
SANAA — Yemen's new president faced a new challenge Sunday when the powerful son of the man he replaced appointed…
Wife: Bahrain hunger striker fed against his will
World
April 29, 2012
Wife: Bahrain hunger striker fed against his will
MANAMA — The wife of a jailed, hunger striking Bahraini rights activist says in her first visit in two weeks, she…
Nigeria university struck by gunfire, explosions
World
April 29, 2012
Nigeria university struck by gunfire, explosions
KANO, Nigeria — Several explosions struck a university campus Sunday morning in northern Nigeria near a theater hall where Catholics…