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Gabon: Thousands march against ritual killings
Thousands of Gabonese people marched to protest ritual killings, in which people are murdered so their body parts can be used in amulets to bring good ...
Pro-Berlusconi rally in Italy draws cheers, jeers
Thousands of supporters of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi rallied in a northern Italian city Saturday to protest the media mogul's recent conviction ...
Egypt arrests 3 suspected al-Qaida militants
Egypt's interior minister said Saturday that security authorities have arrested three suspected al-Qaida-linked militants who were planning to carry ...
Mubarak retrial in Egypt to include new evidence
The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed Saturday, with prosecutors requesting to present new evidence from a fact-finding ...
Anti-militias protesters attacked in Libya
Scores of Libyan militiamen descended on rally in the nation's capital, Tripoli, kicking and beating protesters who had taken to the streets Friday ...
Prominent youth activist detained in Egypt
Egypt's prosecutor general on Friday ordered a prominent youth leader detained for four days pending an investigation into accusations he incited ...
Israeli police guard women praying at Jewish site
Forming human chains and using metal barriers, Israeli police held back thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters who tried to prevent a liberal Jewish ...
Officials: US forces on alert in response to Libya
Marines and other U.S. forces in Europe are on a heightened state of alert in response to a deteriorating security situation in the Libyan capital of ...
Egyptian man disguised as woman is harassed
Waleed Hammad dressed conservatively for his secret mission into the world of sexual harassment and abuse on the streets of Cairo, donning a long tan ...
Abduction, attacks mar run-up to Pakistan election
An especially violent spate of killings, kidnappings and bombings marred the run-up to Pakistan's nationwide election, capped Thursday by the ...
Republicans boycott committee vote on EPA nominee
Senate Republicans boycotted Thursday a scheduled committee vote on President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
American stabbed outside US Embassy in Cairo
An assailant stabbed an American man on Thursday while they were standing outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, security officials said. The area around ...
Spain education sector hit by strike against cuts
Thousands of students and teachers staged a strike across Spain on Thursday to protest government austerity measures and a planned new education ...
Berlusconi to lead Italy protest over conviction
Silvio Berlusconi will lead his political party in a rally to protest his tax fraud conviction, which carries a prison sentence and a ban from public ...
Stephen Hawking backs boycott of Israeli academics
British physicist Stephen Hawking has dropped plans to attend a major international conference in Israel in June, citing his belief that he should ...
Israel releases top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land
Israeli police detained the top Muslim cleric in the Holy Land Wednesday in a rare crackdown on a leading religious figure, questioning him for ...
Egypt court upholds acquittals in 2011 battle
Egypt's highest appeals court on Wednesday upheld the acquittals of 24 loyalists of Hosni Mubarak who were tried for having organized a medieval-style ...
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo fighters to return from Togo
About 200 fighters loyal to former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo will be repatriated from Togo after two years of exile following their ...
Bulgarian honor bid in Washington stirs debate
A request by the Bulgarian Embassy to name a Washington intersection after a favorite native son — a man credited with helping save the country's ...
Libya's defense minister rescinds resignation
Libya's defense minister on Tuesday rescinded his decision to resign in protest over the continuous show of force by militias that stormed government ...
Pakistan warns Afghanistan to show restraint
Pakistan warned Afghanistan on Tuesday that it would not be responsible for the consequences if a border spat between the two countries escalated ...
Jailed protesters cast shadow on anti-Putin rally
About 20,000 protesters thronged Bolotnaya Square across from the Kremlin on Monday, a year after a protest at the same spot turned violent on the eve ...