Arab League votes to suspend Syria in 4 days
World
November 12, 2011
Arab League votes to suspend Syria in 4 days
The Arab League voted Saturday to suspend Syria in four days and warned it could face sanctions if it does…
Canadian dies from gunshot sustained in Egypt feud
Egypt
November 12, 2011
Canadian dies from gunshot sustained in Egypt feud
An Egyptian security official says a Canadian tourist who was caught up in a family feud has died of his…
UN calls for release of Egyptian blogger
Egypt
November 11, 2011
UN calls for release of Egyptian blogger
GENEVA — The UN human rights office is calling on Egyptian authorities to release a prominent blogger and others imprisoned…
Egypt closes great pyramid after rumors of rituals
Egypt
November 11, 2011
Egypt closes great pyramid after rumors of rituals
Egypt's antiquities authority closed the largest of the Giza pyramids Friday following rumors that groups would try to hold spiritual…
Italy’s Senate to vote on critical reform bill
World
November 11, 2011
Italy’s Senate to vote on critical reform bill
ROME — Italy's Senate prepared Friday to vote on economic reform measures demanded by the European Union that should pave…
New earthquake kills at least 7, traps dozens in Turkey
Environment
November 10, 2011
New earthquake kills at least 7, traps dozens in Turkey
ANKARA — A strong earthquake rocked eastern Turkey, killing at least seven people in a grim replay of the temblor…
Syrian opposition group pelted with eggs in Cairo
Egypt
November 9, 2011
Syrian opposition group pelted with eggs in Cairo
BEIRUT — Angry Syrian protesters pelted a group of opposition leaders with eggs outside Arab League headquarters in Cairo on…
UN human rights office: Death toll in Syria rises to at least 3500
World
November 8, 2011
UN human rights office: Death toll in Syria rises to at least 3500
GENEVA — Syria’s nearly eight-month-old uprising has cost at least 3500 civilian lives, the United Nations reported Tuesday, in a…
Six Al-Qaeda-linked militants killed in southern Yemen
World
November 7, 2011
Six Al-Qaeda-linked militants killed in southern Yemen
SANAA, Yemen — A Yemeni official said Monday that security forces have killed six militants and injured many others in…
80,000 Muslims pray on the street in Moscow
World
November 7, 2011
80,000 Muslims pray on the street in Moscow
MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of Muslim men knelt shoulder-to-shoulder in prayer on the freezing streets of Moscow on Sunday to…