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Clashes mark Bahrain's second uprising anniversary
Security forces in Bahrain clashed on Thursday with anti-government protesters in street battles that left at least one boy dead amid high tensions ...
Bahrain Air grounded by mounting debts
Debt-burdened carrier Bahrain Air grounded all flights Wednesday after announcing plans to shut down operations and sell its assets amid struggles to ...
Talks to end Bahrain crisis begin amid mistrust
After nearly two years of nonstop unrest, opposing factions in Bahrain began talks on Sunday to ease an Arab Spring conflict that has run longer than ...
Thousands join Bahrain protest rally before talks
Thousands of protesters in Bahrain are demonstrating against the Gulf nation's monarchy, less than a week before planned talks aimed at easing a ...
Bahrain's 2-year-old uprising at crossroads
Young men wearing masks lurk in the darkened alcoves of the old market in Bahrain's capital. "To victory," they whisper as they hand out pamphlets ...
Bahrain opposition gives cautious nod for talks
Bahrain's main opposition groups say they are willing to open dialogue aimed at easing the Gulf nation's two-year political crisis, but they seek more ...
Bahrain police, mourners clash after boy's funeral
Riot police and mourners have clashed in Bahrain following the funeral of an 8-year-old boy whom opposition groups claim died from respiratory ...
Bahrain protests flare up after rally blocked
Hundreds of anti-government protesters have clashed with riot police in Bahrain's capital after authorities denied a request for a major opposition ...
Bahrain clashes show divides over proposed talks
Riot police in Bahrain fired tear gas and stun grenades at anti-government protesters whose chants included calls to reject proposed talks aimed at ...
Bahrain forces fire tear gas in capital clashes
Anti-government activists in Bahrain say police have fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of protesters in the Gulf kingdom's ...
Bahrain activist free on bail before Twitter trial
A lawyer in Bahrain says a human rights activist has been freed on bail after more than two months in custody on charges of posting false news on ...
Bahrain opens probe into deadly labor camp fire
Officials in Bahrain have opened an investigation into the cause of fire that killed 13 people in a labor camp. The official Bahrain News Agency says ...
Bahrain extends activist custody on Twitter charge
A defense lawyer in Bahrain says a court has refused a request to free a prominent human rights campaigner charged with posting false reports on ...
Bahrain court upholds life sentences on opposition
Bahrain's highest court Monday upheld jail terms for 20 opposition figures — including eight sentenced to life — for alleged plots to "overthrow" the ...
Correction: Bahrain-Security Summit story
In a story Dec. 8 about a security summit in Bahrain, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Saudi Arabia's Deputy Foreign Minister Prince ...
European envoy urges Bahrain to free prisoners
The head of a European Parliament human rights delegation is urging Bahrain to release political prisoners as a step toward easing an anti-government ...
Bahrain protesters challenge police in capital
Security forces in Bahrain fired tear gas and arrested protesters Monday during marches in the traditional market area of the Gulf nation's capital, ...
Protests flare in Bahrain after king's speech
Activists in Bahrain say police have fired tear gas at anti-government protesters who took to the streets after an annual address by the Gulf nation's ...
Lawyer: Sentence reduced for Bahrain activist
A defense lawyer says a Bahrain appeals court has reduced the prison sentence of a prominent human rights activist from three years to two.
US envoy urges prosecution for Bahrain crackdowns
A senior U.S. envoy is calling on Bahrain to prosecute those responsible for widespread crackdowns during the early stages of an anti-government ...
Sen. McCain: US committed to naval hub in Bahrain
U.S. Sen. John McCain says Washington is committed to keeping its Persian Gulf naval hub in Bahrain despite an Arab Spring-inspired uprising that has ...
Bahrain: Shiite clerics must 'prohibit' violence
Bahrain's Shiite religious leaders must more forcefully denounce violence as a key step to ease the kingdom's 22-month uprising, the country's crown ...
Protests flare in Bahrain for Kim Kardashian visit
Just hours after reality TV star Kim Kardashian gushed about her impressions of Bahrain, riot police fired tear gas to disperse more than 50 hardline ...
Clashes erupt near former Bahrain protest hub
Riot police in Bahrain have fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse thousands of marchers trying to reach a heavily guarded square that was once ...
Rights group: Bahrain fails on reform pledge
Bahrain's leaders pushed back against criticism by a leading rights group Wednesday that the Gulf state has failed to follow through with promised ...