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Egyptians head to the polls in landmark election Updated: Wed, May 23, 2012 CAIRO — After a lifetime of being told who will rule them, Egyptians dove enthusiastically into the uncertainty of the Arab world's first competitive presidential race Wednesday, wrestling with a polarizing choice between secularists rooted in Hosni Mubarak's old autocracy and Islamists hoping to infuse the state... Read More
Gadhafi's grip on western Libya may be slipping Updated: Tue, Apr 26, 2011 TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi has suffered military setbacks in recent days in western Libya, a sign that his grip may be slipping in the very region he needs to cling to power. His loyalists were driven out of the center of the city of Misrata, a key rebel stronghold in Gadhafi-controlled territory. A... Read More
Dozens killed in bloodiest day of Syria uprising Updated: Fri, Apr 22, 2011 BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian security forces fired bullets and tear gas Friday at tens of thousands of protesters across the country, killing at least 75 people in the bloodiest day of the monthlong uprising and signaling that the authoritarian regime was prepared to turn more ruthless to put down the revolt against... Read More
African Union says Libya accepts cease-fire plan Updated: Sun, Apr 10, 2011 TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A delegation of African leaders said Sunday that their Libyan counterpart, Moammar Gadhafi, accepted their "road map" for a cease-fire with rebels, whom they will meet Monday. They met hours after NATO airstrikes battered Gadhafi's tanks, helping Libyan rebels push back government... Read More
US reducing naval firepower aimed at Gadhafi Updated: Sun, Mar 27, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sign of U.S. confidence that the weeklong assault on Libya has tamed Moammar Gadhafi's air defenses, the Pentagon has reduced the amount of naval firepower arrayed against him, officials said Sunday. The move, not yet publicly announced, reinforces the White House message of a diminishing... Read More
Libyan rebels reclaim 2 oil centers in sweep west Updated: Sun, Mar 27, 2011 Libyan rebels seized back two key oil complexes and pushed west toward Tripoli on Sunday, gaining momentum after international airstrikes that tipped the balance away from Moammar Gadhafi's military. Read More
GOP 2012 hopefuls criticize Obama's Libyan policy Updated: Sat, Mar 26, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republicans looking to succeed President Barack Obama all say he's bungling Libya. What most haven't spelled out: how they would address the latest international crisis if they were in the White House. "You have a spectator in chief, not a commander in chief," former House Speaker Newt... Read More
US pressures allies to command Libya mission Updated: Thu, Mar 24, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — Anxious to reduce its front-line air combat role in Libya, the Obama administration pressed Thursday for allies who first pushed for the campaign to come up with a workable alternative. U.S. officials said the leadership handoff would come within a few days — with President Barack Obama... Read More
Allies launch Libya force as Gadhafi hits rebels Updated: Sat, Mar 19, 2011 BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — French fighter jets fired the first shots at Moammar Gadhafi's troops on Saturday, launching the broadest international military effort since the Iraq war in support of an uprising that had seemed on the verge of defeat. In the hours before the no-fly zone over Libya went into effect,... Read More
Success on both sides sows fear of Libya civil war Updated: Sat, Mar 5, 2011 TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Moammar Gadhafi loyalists swept into the opposition-held city closest to Tripoli on Saturday, tightening security around the regime-held capital. To the east, rebel forces captured a key oil port as the country veered toward civil war. Rebels said government forces had moved in to Zawiya,... Read More
Some see poetry in Charlie Sheen's 'Adonis DNA' Updated: Fri, Mar 4, 2011 NEW YORK (AP) — With "tiger blood," ''Adonis DNA" and his "fire-breathing fists," Charlie Sheen has practically invented a new language with his rants and ramblings. Read More
Security Council meets to consider Libya sanctions Updated: Sat, Feb 26, 2011 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council met in an urgent session Saturday to consider sanctions to punish Libya for violent attacks against anti-government protesters as the international community pressured leader Moammar Gadhafi to halt the crackdown on his people. The sanctions under consideration at... Read More
Egypt's Mubarak transfers power to vice president Published: Thu, Feb 10, 2011 CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced he is handing his powers over to his vice president, Omar Suleiman, and ordered constitutional amendments Thursday. But the move means he retains his title of president and ensures regime control over the reform process, falling short of protester demands.... Read More
Leadership of Egypt's ruling party resigns Updated: Sun, Feb 6, 2011 CAIRO (AP) — State TV says the top leadership body of Egypt's ruling party, including the president's son Gamal Mubarak and the party secretary-general Safwat el-Sharif, resigned Saturday in a new gesture apparently aimed at convincing anti-government protesters that the regime is serious about reform.... Read More
Egypt's Mubarak says won't run for new term Published: Tue, Feb 1, 2011 CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he will not run for a new term in office in September elections, but rejected demands that he step down immediately and leave the country, vowing to die on Egypt's soil, in a television address Tuesday after a dramatic day in which a quarter-million protesters... Read More
Egypt's president names deputy for 1st time Published: Sat, Jan 29, 2011 CAIRO (AP) — With protests raging, President Hosni Mubarak named his intelligence chief as his first-ever vice president on Saturday— setting the stage for a successor as demands for the longtime leader's ouster showed no sign of abating. The death toll rose from five days of anti-government protests rose... Read More
Violent protests escalate outside Egypt's capital Updated: Thu, Jan 27, 2011 CAIRO — Egypt's ruling party said Thursday it was ready for a dialogue with the public but offered no concessions to address demands for a solution to rampant poverty and political change heard in the country's largest anti-government protests in years. At the same time, the grass roots protest movement was... Read More
Rebellion in Tunisian prison amid unrest Published: Sat, Jan 15, 2011 TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A top official in the Tunisian coastal city of Mahdia says the prison director there freed about 1,000 inmates following a deadly rebellion. The official says soldiers at the prison opened fire on the inmates after they rebelled Saturday, setting fire to mattresses and other objects. The... Read More
Congo: 70 dead in 2nd weekend boat capsize Published: Sun, Sep 5, 2010 KINSHASA KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A Congolese official says 70 people are believed dead after a riverboat capsized in the second reported deadly boat tipping this weekend. Equateur Province spokeswoman Ebale Engumba said Sunday the boat hit a rock early Saturday in northwest Congo. She says 15 people survived among... Read More
Animal shaped cities? South Sudan unveils big plan Published: Wed, Aug 18, 2010 The government of Southern Sudan this week announced a bold $10.1 billion plan to transform the capital cities of this largely rural territory, reshaping some into the shapes of animals and fruit. Read More
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