Egypt opposition urges 'No' vote on constitution
Egypt's main opposition alliance called for a "No" vote in the referendum on a disputed constitution rather than a boycott, hours after Islamist ...
ElBaradei warns of Egypt turmoil from Morsi decree
Prominent Egyptian democracy advocate Mohammed ElBaradei warned Saturday of increasing turmoil that could potentially lead to the military stepping ...
Sri Lankan move to fire top judge stirs fears
When Shirani Bandaranayake was appointed Sri Lanka's chief justice, rights campaigners assailed her as a puppet of a government that was steamrolling ...
Mubarak loyalists acquitted in attack on protest
An Egyptian court on Wednesday acquitted 24 loyalists of ousted President Hosni Mubarak who had been accused of organizing one of the most dramatic ...
Ivory Coast: Detainees charge torture by military
The soldiers lined up the detainees in a row on the grass in the middle of the night and beat them with sticks. Other times, soldiers struck the ...
Pope's ex-butler goes on trial for leaked papers
There was a time when a Vatican trial could end with a heretic being burned at the stake. Paolo Gabriele doesn't risk nearly as dire a fate, but he ...
9 judges resign after Myanmar lawmakers demand it
All nine judges on Myanmar's presidentially appointed Constitution Tribunal abruptly resigned Thursday after the lower house of parliament voted to ...
Egypt president names mainly Islamist adviser team
Egypt's Islamist president Mohammed Morsi on Monday named a team of 21 advisers and aides that includes three women and two Christians and a large ...
FIFA picks US attorney as corruption prosecutor
FIFA handed former United States attorney Michael J. Garcia the freedom to investigate any allegations of corruption in world football by appointing ...
Egypt's president orders probe of protester deaths
Egypt's new president appointed a fact-finding committee to investigate the killing of protesters since the outbreak of last year's popular uprising ...
Zambian President Sata under scrutiny
Zambia's populist president portrays himself as a corruption-buster, but critics are raising questions about the appointments he's made, his conduct ...
New Egypt president moves toward unity government
President-elect Mohammed Morsi tried to ease the turmoil that has rocked Egypt since the uprising 16 months ago, reaching out Tuesday to Christians, ...
Egypt court rules military cannot arrest civilians
An Egyptian court suspended on Tuesday a government decision allowing military police and intelligence to arrest civilians, a setback for the ...
Analysis: Egypt still in turmoil after 16 months
On the eve of a presidential election and two weeks before they are supposed to hand over authority, the military generals who were the power behind ...
Egypt court dissolves Islamist-led parliament
Judges appointed by Hosni Mubarak dissolved the Islamist-dominated parliament Thursday and ruled his former prime minister eligible for the ...
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