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Norway defies Breivik one year on
World

Norway defies Breivik one year on

Thousands of Norwegians gathered in silence outside the government's still-damaged headquarters in Oslo and on Utoeya island on Sunday to…
Japan marks 1 year since quake, tsunami disaster
World

Japan marks 1 year since quake, tsunami disaster

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan — Through silence and prayers, people across Japan on Sunday remembered the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck…
Bahrain deports 4 foreign ‘activists’
World

Bahrain deports 4 foreign ‘activists’

Bahrain announced the deportation of four foreign activists for "taking part in illegal demonstrations," bringing to 12 the number expelled…
Activists, students call for civil disobedience on 11 February
Egypt

Activists, students call for civil disobedience on 11 February

Activists and students called on Facebook for civil disobedience all over Egypt starting on 11 February, the first anniversary of…
Update: Protesters defy bad weather, continue flocking to Tahrir
Egypt

Update: Protesters defy bad weather, continue flocking to Tahrir

Egyptians continue to flock to Cairo's Tahrir Square where the uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak broke out a…
Tunisians celebrate revolution anniversary
World

Tunisians celebrate revolution anniversary

Thousands of Tunisians rallied on Saturday in celebration of the first anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled their long-standing…
The uses of 9/11
Opinion

The uses of 9/11

As the controversy surrounding the Cordoba House in Lower Manhattan has grown to a frenzy, we keep hearing the claim…
The poet lives
Opinion

The poet lives

Two years have passed since the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) died at a hospital in Texas from complications he…
Princesses mark Farouk anniversary
Egypt

Princesses mark Farouk anniversary

Twelve princesses who are descendants of Egypt's ex-royal family commemorated on Friday the anniversary of the birth of King Farouk.…
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