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Egypt's president stands by his decrees
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi struck an uncompromising stand Monday over his seizure of near absolute powers, refusing in a meeting with top ...
Ehud Barak says he's quitting Israeli politics
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak abruptly quit politics Monday, potentially robbing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a key ally who enabled his ...
Divided Kuwait limps toward boycott-hit elections
The message from Kuwait's emir is blunt heading into this week's parliamentary elections: Opposition factions should express dissent in the ...
Report: Impunity endangers Somalia's journalists
Somalia's journalists are urging their new government and the international community to help end the impunity they say is contributing to making ...
Egypt's Morsi grants himself far-reaching powers
Egypt's Islamist president unilaterally decreed greater authorities for himself Thursday and effectively neutralized a judicial system that had ...
UK politician wants new vote on women bishops soon
The Church of England should hold another vote on women bishops as soon as possible, its representative in the House of Commons said Thursday, while ...
Pushing for change, some in Jordan point to king
It's usually a few younger protesters who break out in the chant — startling and almost unheard of in this country where the monarchy has always been ...
French conservatives pick leader with 98-vote edge
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservatives chose a right-leaning new leader on Monday in a razor-thin victory — 98 votes — and with so ...