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IMF official: Egypt needs to do more to secure aid
Business
May 2, 2012
IMF official: Egypt needs to do more to secure aid
DUBAI — Egypt needs to do more to secure a US$3.2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, including gathering…
Greenpeace pilot lands in French nuclear plant
Environment
May 2, 2012
Greenpeace pilot lands in French nuclear plant
A Greenpeace flyer landed in one of Electricite de France SA's (EDF) nuclear plants on Wednesday in a move to…
Syria accused of war crimes, rebels kill 15
World
May 2, 2012
Syria accused of war crimes, rebels kill 15
BEIRUT — Syrian rebels killed 15 members of the security forces in an ambush on Wednesday, a monitoring group said,…
Occupy takes May Day protests to streets
World
May 1, 2012
Occupy takes May Day protests to streets
NEW YORK — Occupy Wall Street sought to breathe fresh life into the movement that sparked a wave of nationwide…
Rise of Muslim Brotherhood frays Egypt-Saudi ties
Egypt
May 1, 2012
Rise of Muslim Brotherhood frays Egypt-Saudi ties
Saudi Arabia frets that Egypt, its strongest Arab ally and a major recipient of Saudi funding, is falling under what…
Egypt to offer LE2.5 billion in reopened bonds
Egypt
April 30, 2012
Egypt to offer LE2.5 billion in reopened bonds
The Finance Ministry will offer LE2.5 billion (US$413.5 million) in reopened bonds at an auction on 7 May, the Central…
Courthouse bomb in Libya’s Benghazi injures one
World
April 27, 2012
Courthouse bomb in Libya’s Benghazi injures one
BENGHAZI, Libya — A bomb exploded at a courthouse in the Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, wounding one person…
Mubarak’s PM says can lead Egypt, draws protests
Egypt
April 27, 2012
Mubarak’s PM says can lead Egypt, draws protests
Ahmed Shafiq says he has the military and political experience needed to lead Egypt into a new democratic era, yet…
Bombs kill 10, wound 18 in Iraq’s Diyala
World
April 26, 2012
Bombs kill 10, wound 18 in Iraq’s Diyala
BAGHDAD — Ten people were killed and 18 others wounded when two explosions struck a popular coffee shop in the…
Hague court convicts Taylor of crimes in Sierra Leone
World
April 26, 2012
Hague court convicts Taylor of crimes in Sierra Leone
THE HAGUE — A United Nations-backed court convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor of war crimes and crimes against humanity,…