Gunbattle in Beirut amid fears of Syria spillover
BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns early Monday in intense street battles in the Lebanese capital,…
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Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies of cancer in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — He was the embodiment of one of modern Libya's darkest chapters — a man synonymous with horrifying scenes…
Egyptian detainees start hunger strike
CAIRO (AP) — More than 100 Egyptians held since a mass arrest over two weeks ago began an open-ended hunger strike Sunday to protest…
Yemen troops clash with al-Qaida in south; 17 dead
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fresh clashes between al-Qaida fighters and government forces in Yemen left 17 dead on Sunday, military officials…
Morocco: Jailed Islamist dies after hunger strike
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — An Algerian Islamist died in a Moroccan jail after a two-month hunger strike protesting torture and his living…
Palestinian rivals set timetable for unity deal
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah agreed on Sunday on a new timetable for a power-sharing deal that…
Secular or Islamist? Egypt chooses a president
CAIRO (AP) — Sixty years after their country came under military dictatorship, Egyptians are for the first time freely electing their president.
Profiles of Egypt's main presidential candidates
Profiles of Egypt's main presidential candidates:
Israel convicts Palestinian protest leader
OFER MILITARY BASE, West Bank (AP) — An Israeli military court on Sunday convicted a Palestinian protest leader of urging youths to…
Former Israeli PM: Jerusalem must be partitioned
JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday urged Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if…
