Officials: Clashes, shelling kill 19 in Yemen
World
June 7, 2011
Officials: Clashes, shelling kill 19 in Yemen
Sanaa - Clashes have killed a total of 19 people, including three children, in two Yemeni provinces, military and medical…
6 killed as violence returns to streets of Sanaa
World
June 6, 2011
6 killed as violence returns to streets of Sanaa
Sanaa - Violence threatened Yemen's capital with a return to chaos Monday - at least three opposition and three government…
Hamas shuts Egyptian border crossing
Egypt
June 5, 2011
Hamas shuts Egyptian border crossing
Gaza--The ruling Hamas militant group has closed the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt to protest what it says are repeated…
2nd day of general strike in tense Syrian city, tanks pull back
World
June 5, 2011
2nd day of general strike in tense Syrian city, tanks pull back
Beirut - Syrian activists and residents say tanks are withdrawing from the outskirts of a tense city in central Syria…
Palestinians in Syria, Lebanon cancel marches to Israel’s borders
World
June 4, 2011
Palestinians in Syria, Lebanon cancel marches to Israel’s borders
Damascus - Palestinians in Syria canceled plans to march to the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Sunday’s anniversary…
Rights group raises Friday’s toll in Syria to 63
World
June 4, 2011
Rights group raises Friday’s toll in Syria to 63
Beirut - A Syrian human rights activist has raised Friday's death toll among protesters to 63, most of them killed…
Driver kills 3 Egyptian soldiers at checkpoint
Egypt
June 4, 2011
Driver kills 3 Egyptian soldiers at checkpoint
Arish - Egyptian security officials say a truck driver drove through a checkpoint in this northern Sinai city, killing three…
Yemen president wounded as tribal fighters hit palace with rockets
World
June 3, 2011
Yemen president wounded as tribal fighters hit palace with rockets
Sanaa - A government official says Yemen’s president was lightly injured and four top officials wounded when opposition tribesmen struck…
Army shells town as Syrians take to the streets
World
June 3, 2011
Army shells town as Syrians take to the streets
Beirut - Syrian troops pounded a central town with artillery and heavy machinegun fire Friday, killing at least two people…
Bahrain police open fire at protesters in capital
World
June 3, 2011
Bahrain police open fire at protesters in capital
Dubai - Bahraini police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters marching toward the landmark Pearl Square in the…