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IMF official: Egypt needs to do more to secure aid
Business

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,…
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