August is deadliest month for US in Afghanistan
World
August 30, 2011
August is deadliest month for US in Afghanistan
KABUL - Sixty-six US troops have died in Afghanistan so far this month, making August the deadliest month for American…
Qadhafi’s family fled to Algeria
World
August 29, 2011
Qadhafi’s family fled to Algeria
TRIPOLI - Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi's wife and other relatives fled to Algeria Monday, the Algerian foreign ministry said.…
Iran vows to continue uranium enrichment program
World
August 29, 2011
Iran vows to continue uranium enrichment program
TEHRAN - Iran won't stop uranium enrichment activities the U.N. has demanded it halt, the country's nuclear chief said Monday.…
AU head: Libya rebels may be killing black workers
World
August 29, 2011
AU head: Libya rebels may be killing black workers
ADDIS ABABA - The chairman of the African Union says Libyan rebels may be indiscriminately killing black people in Libya…
Orascom Development head appeals conviction
Egypt
August 29, 2011
Orascom Development head appeals conviction
Real estate and hotel developer Orascom Development Holding says it is appealing its executive chairman's conviction on charges of violating…
Yemen fighting kills 26 militants, 10 soldiers
World
August 29, 2011
Yemen fighting kills 26 militants, 10 soldiers
SANAA - Military officials say 26 Al-Qaeda militants and 10 soldiers, including a colonel, have been killed in fierce fighting…
Calls to raise Israel-Egypt treaty troop limits
Egypt
August 29, 2011
Calls to raise Israel-Egypt treaty troop limits
JERUSALEM - A deadly attack on Israel from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has sparked calls to raise the number of Egyptian…
Syrian security forces surround central town
World
August 29, 2011
Syrian security forces surround central town
BEIRUT - Syrian security forces pursuing anti-government protesters have surrounded a central town that has become a hotbed of dissent…
Bahrain’s king plans to pardon some protesters
World
August 28, 2011
Bahrain’s king plans to pardon some protesters
MANAMA - Bahrain will dismiss charges against some people detained during crackdowns against Shia-led protests and allow compensation to prisoners…
Nigeria: UN blast death toll rises to 23
World
August 28, 2011
Nigeria: UN blast death toll rises to 23
ABUJA - The death toll from a suicide car-bomb attack at the UN's Nigeria headquarters has risen to 23, a…