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Egypt's Mubarak on life support amid crisis
Egypt's Hosni Mubarak was on life support after suffering a stroke in prison Tuesday, deepening the country's uncertainty just as a potentially ...
Palestinian footballer to end strike, go free
A member of the Palestinian national soccer team, imprisoned by Israel for nearly three years, agreed Monday to end a hunger strike of more than three ...
Summit lets Obama, Putin size up the competition
President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin need one another, an uncomfortable truth for the superpower leader waging a tough ...
Report: Russia to send marines to Syria
Two Russian navy ships are completing preparations to sail to Syria with a unit of marines on a mission to protect Russian citizens and the nation's ...
2 months later, massacre haunts Syrian town
The main street of this once-bustling Syrian farm town now stands eerily quiet, its shops charred black from arson, its shoppers replaced by cats ...
Egypt votes for president to succeed Mubarak
Egyptians on Saturday voted to choose between a conservative Islamist and Hosni Mubarak's ex-prime minister in a presidential runoff once billed as ...
Italian workers mass to protest Monti cuts, reform
Tens of thousands of Italian workers rallied in Rome on Saturday to protest pension cuts, tax hikes and labor reforms imposed by the government of ...
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 ...
Russian opposition leaders questioned for 2nd time
Three Russian opposition leaders were questioned Friday for a second time just days after tens of thousands marched in Moscow in the largest protest ...
In Kiev, a protest camp outside Euro 2012 fan zone
If soccer fans aren't seeing enough action on the field in the European Championships, they can get a dose of rough-and-tumble Ukrainian politics near ...
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 ...
Tunisia bans rival protests set for Friday
The Tunisian government has banned a series of marches planned for this Friday by hardline Islamists and rival groups citing concerns of possible ...
Dozens hurt, arrested in 3 days of Togo protests
Togo's political opposition says dozens of people have been wounded and arrested in three days of protests in the West African nation. Zeus Atta ...
Russian It Girl's path from parties to protests
"I'm Ksenia Sobchak, and I've got something to lose. But I'm here." That's what the 30-year-old blond socialite and TV personality said when she began ...
Mud-slinging campaign overshadows Egypt elections
In Egypt's highly polarizing presidential campaign, both sides have been going for the jugular. Wild accusations have been flying, and Egyptians are ...
US accuses Russia but needs its help in Syria
Tensions between the U.S. and Russia flared Wednesday as the former Cold War foes traded blame for the violence in Syria just days before a planned ...
Egypt extends military police powers before vote
Egypt's government extended the powers of military police and intelligence agents on Wednesday to allow them to arrest civilians for a wide range of ...
Cuba's cardinal under fire for comments
For months, Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega has been under fire: called a lackey and political ally of Raul Castro's communist government, asked to resign ...
Maldives president opens Parliament amid protests
The new president of the Maldives addressed lawmakers and opened Parliament amid vehement protests by the opposition on Monday, nearly six weeks after ...