Egypt’s Christians, Muslims clash in Cairo
Egypt
May 8, 2011
Egypt’s Christians, Muslims clash in Cairo
Hundreds of Christians and Muslims are hurling stones at each other in downtown Cairo hours after mobs set fire to…
Sweeping arrests in Syria after military rolls in
World
May 8, 2011
Sweeping arrests in Syria after military rolls in
Cairo -- Syrian security forces arrested more than 200 people early Sunday -- including a 10-year-old boy -- as President…
Nephew of Sadat killer returns to Egypt from Iran
Egypt
May 7, 2011
Nephew of Sadat killer returns to Egypt from Iran
Officials at Cairo's airport say the son of a wanted Islamist and nephew of the killer of President Anwar Sadat…
Qadhafi forces bomb fuel depot in rebel-held city
World
May 7, 2011
Qadhafi forces bomb fuel depot in rebel-held city
Benghazi -- Muammar Qadhafi's forces rocketed the main fuel depot in Misrata on Saturday, intensifying a two-month siege on the…
Activists say Syrian security forces kill 30 protesters; UN gets OK for visit
World
May 6, 2011
Activists say Syrian security forces kill 30 protesters; UN gets OK for visit
Beirut -- Syrian security forces opened fire Friday on thousands of protesters demanding regime change, killing more than 30 people…
Ouattara takes oath months after Ivory Coast vote
World
May 6, 2011
Ouattara takes oath months after Ivory Coast vote
Abidjan -- President Alassane Ouattara took the oath of office Friday, five months after the election that nearly ripped this…
US drone attack kills 15 in Pakistan tribal area
World
May 6, 2011
US drone attack kills 15 in Pakistan tribal area
Peshawar -- The US carried out its first drone attack in Pakistan since Osama bin Laden's death in an American…
Syrian troops start withdrawal from besieged city
World
May 5, 2011
Syrian troops start withdrawal from besieged city
Beirut -- The Syrian army began a gradual withdrawal Thursday from a southern city at the heart of the uprising…
Suicide bomber kills 18 policemen in central Iraq
World
May 5, 2011
Suicide bomber kills 18 policemen in central Iraq
Baghdad -- A suicide car bomber crashed his vehicle into a barrier outside a police building in central Iraq on…
Workers enter Japan nuclear reactor building for the first time
Environment
May 5, 2011
Workers enter Japan nuclear reactor building for the first time
Tokyo — Workers entered one of the damaged reactor buildings at Japan's stricken nuclear power plant Thursday for the first…