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Socialists celebrate as French vote nears close
World
May 6, 2012
Socialists celebrate as French vote nears close
PARIS — France looked set to crown Francois Hollande as its first Socialist president in nearly two decades in an…
Egypt extends curfew in Abbasseya for 3rd night
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Egypt extends curfew in Abbasseya for 3rd night
Egypt extended an overnight curfew around the Defense Ministry on Sunday to deter a repeat of Friday's deadly violence,…
Heavy fighting rocks eastern Syria ahead of poll
World
May 6, 2012
Heavy fighting rocks eastern Syria ahead of poll
AMMAN — Fighting between rebels and President Bashar al-Assad's forces erupted in an oil producing province in eastern Syria, residents…
‘Sin’ has led to Middle East uprisings, says Saudi top cleric
World
May 5, 2012
‘Sin’ has led to Middle East uprisings, says Saudi top cleric
Saudi Arabia's top religious official has blamed Muslim sinfulness for instability in the Middle East, where pro-democracy unrest has toppled…
Update: Saudi ambassador to return to Egypt on Saturday, embassy to double efforts
Egypt
May 5, 2012
Update: Saudi ambassador to return to Egypt on Saturday, embassy to double efforts
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Egypt will return to Cairo on Saturday, the Saudi embassy said in a statement, after he…
Israel court defers ruling on hunger strikers as one faints in courtroom
World
May 4, 2012
Israel court defers ruling on hunger strikers as one faints in courtroom
JERUSALEM — Facing Israel’s highest court in their wheelchairs, two Palestinian prisoners on the 66th day of their hunger strike…
South Sudan accuses Sudan of bombing in blow to talks
World
May 4, 2012
South Sudan accuses Sudan of bombing in blow to talks
KHARTOUM — South Sudan on Friday accused Sudan of launching an air strike on one of its oil regions, imperiling…
EMG shareholders sue Egypt over treaty violations
Business
May 3, 2012
EMG shareholders sue Egypt over treaty violations
JERUSALEM — International shareholders in East Mediterranean Gas (EMG), the company that oversaw the now defunct Egyptian-Israeli natural gas deal,…
Chinese dissident seeks exile, strains US-China ties
World
May 3, 2012
Chinese dissident seeks exile, strains US-China ties
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng appealed on Thursday for asylum in the United States, throwing into doubt an agreement used…