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Bahrain activists blame police in boy’s death
World
August 31, 2011
Bahrain activists blame police in boy’s death
MANAMA - Bahraini security forces clashed with anti-government protesters after Wednesday morning prayers, and a 14-year-old boy died after being…
Bahrain says protest pardon includes woman poet facing year in jail
World
August 30, 2011
Bahrain says protest pardon includes woman poet facing year in jail
MANAMA - Bahrain says a royal pardon for some protest-linked suspects includes a 20-year-old woman sentenced to a year in…
Bahrain’s king plans to pardon some protesters
World
August 28, 2011
Bahrain’s king plans to pardon some protesters
MANAMA - Bahrain will dismiss charges against some people detained during crackdowns against Shia-led protests and allow compensation to prisoners…
Bahrain cleric to rulers: Reform or risk ouster
World
August 26, 2011
Bahrain cleric to rulers: Reform or risk ouster
MANAMA - Bahrain's most senior Shia cleric warned the Gulf kingdom's rulers Friday to either ease their grip on power…
Bahrain investigators close office after scuffles
World
August 16, 2011
Bahrain investigators close office after scuffles
MANAMA, Bahrain - An international panel investigating Bahrain's unrest closed its office Tuesday after angry crowds scuffled with staff members…
Bahrain opposition plans election boycott
World
August 12, 2011
Bahrain opposition plans election boycott
MANAMA - Bahrain's main Shia opposition party will boycott next month's special parliamentary elections for seats left vacant by mass…
Bahrain forces block roads to former protest hub
World
August 11, 2011
Bahrain forces block roads to former protest hub
DUBAI - Witnesses say security forces in Bahrain's capital are blocking roads around a former protest hub after clashes with…
Former MP: Some freed Bahrain detainees to be tried
World
August 10, 2011
Former MP: Some freed Bahrain detainees to be tried
DUBAI - Bahrain has released more than 100 detainees who had been facing military trials over their roles in anti-government…
Bahrain orders former lawmakers freed from jail
World
August 7, 2011
Bahrain orders former lawmakers freed from jail
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Two former lawmakers from Bahrain's Shia opposition say they have been released from jail pending…
Jurist: Bahrain inquiry serious, political split grave
World
August 5, 2011
Jurist: Bahrain inquiry serious, political split grave
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Bahrain is cooperating with an investigation into anti-government protests it crushed but that will do…