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Eruption of Chilean volcano forces mass evacuations
Environment
June 5, 2011
Eruption of Chilean volcano forces mass evacuations
Santiago - Southern Chile's Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century, prompting evacuation orders for 3,500…
NATO combat helicopters enter Libya fray
World
June 4, 2011
NATO combat helicopters enter Libya fray
Benghazi - Attack helicopters have struck Muammer Qadhafi's forces, NATO said Saturday as China acknowledged contact with rebels fighting to…
17 die in clashes at Mogadishu’s main market
World
June 2, 2011
17 die in clashes at Mogadishu’s main market
Mogadishu - Clashes pitting Somali government forces and their African Union allies against Islamist rebels for control of Mogadishu's main…
US general says no evidence Algeria backing Qadhafi
World
June 1, 2011
US general says no evidence Algeria backing Qadhafi
Algiers - The top US general responsible for Africa said Wednesday he had no evidence that Algeria has sent mercenaries…
NATO strikes Tripoli after Zuma ends peace mission
World
May 31, 2011
NATO strikes Tripoli after Zuma ends peace mission
Tripoli - NATO pounded Libya's capital on Tuesday, only hours after South Africa's president left following talks that produced only…
EU warns of ‘alarming’ situation at Libya-Chad border
World
May 31, 2011
EU warns of ‘alarming’ situation at Libya-Chad border
Brussels - Some 40,000 Chadian workers trying to flee Libya's conflict are stranded at the border with Chad, the European…
Egypt’s military tribunal sentences Copts over church scuffle
Egypt
May 30, 2011
Egypt’s military tribunal sentences Copts over church scuffle
An Egyptian military court on Sunday sentenced two Coptic Christians to five years in jail for violence and trying to…
Egypt reopens Rafah border crossing with Gaza
Egypt
May 28, 2011
Egypt reopens Rafah border crossing with Gaza
Egypt reopened its Rafah border crossing with Gaza today, allowing people to cross freely for the first time in four…
Egypt, Tunisia finding that road to freedom is rocky
Egypt
May 27, 2011
Egypt, Tunisia finding that road to freedom is rocky
After successfully dislodging decades-old autocracies, pro-democracy activists in Egypt and Tunisia are striving to protect their hard-won gains through fragile…
Presidential candidate Abouel Fotouh counts on support from Salafis
Egypt
May 26, 2011
Presidential candidate Abouel Fotouh counts on support from Salafis
Presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh said he is counting on support from Salafis, who he said are greater in…