Handguns found in dissident probe

Handguns found in dissident probe


Handguns found in dissident probe

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:54 PM PST

Police investigating dissident republican activity and organised crime have arrested three people and found three handguns in Dublin.


The Caucus: Bloomberg Is Criticized in Arizona

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:47 PM PST

Arizona's attorney general was not amused by the undercover investigation that Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently conducted at a Phoenix gun show.


City Room: School Workers Docked for Snow Day

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:43 PM PST

Schools were closed. Non-emergency city offices were closed. But teacher trainers, school psychologists and other Education Department professionals were docked a day's pay for staying home last Thursday.


Human Rights Watch: Maliki's security forces torture prisoners at secret sites

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:15 PM PST

BAGHDAD - Elite security forces under the control of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki are operating additional secret detention sites in Baghdad at which prisoners are being tortured and abused, according to a report by the watchdog group Human Rights Watch released on Tuesday.


US 'urged Mubarak to step aside'

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:50 PM PST

The Obama administration has told Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak not to stand for re-election in the September, the BBC learns.


Obama Urges Mubarak to Step Aside

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:23 PM PST

President Obama conveyed a message to Hosni Mubarak, asking the Egyptian president not to run in the next election. Mubarak will address the nation Tuesday night as hundreds of thousands gathered in Cairo to call for an end his rule.


Reporter meets Tahrir Square protesters

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:41 AM PST

George Alagiah meets protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square holding protests to try to force President Hosni Mubarak from power.


Well: Focusing on the Stress of Prostate Cancer

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:24 AM PST

Helping men cope with the stress of prostate cancer surgery before the operation may speed up both their physical and psychological recovery, new research suggests.


City Room: Big (Actual) Dogs on Campus

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:33 PM PST

In the Schools: Animals, particularly of the canine variety, play an important role in the daily life of some private schools.


Signal disruptions hit Al Jazeera

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:46 AM PST

Broadcast on Nilesat, Arabsat and Hotbird platforms facing interference on scale not experienced before, channel says.


In Tahrir Square, Egyptians sense they are part of a turning point in history

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:18 AM PST

CAIRO - As thousands upon thousands of demonstrators converged Tuesday on Tahrir Square, and spilled over onto the streets that flow into it, the chants and signs were about their desire to be rid of President Hosni Mubarak. But the mood at times seemed to be one of surprise as much as anything ...


'Jihad Jane' admits terror role

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:00 PM PST

A US woman who allegedly called herself "Jihad Jane" pleads guilty in Pennsylvania to involvement in an overseas terrorism plot.


U.K. Ties BA Employee to Radical Cleric

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:27 AM PST

U.S.-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki directed a U.K. based employee of British Airways PLC to cause "chaos" by attacking the airline's computer systems and to help ship a "package" on board a U.S.-bound plane, prosecutors alleged in a London court Tuesday.


Obama Urges Mubarak Not to Run Again

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 12:31 PM PST

President Obama has told President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt that he should not run for another term in elections in the fall, American diplomats say.


Egypt protesters pack Tahrir Square as unrest enters its 8th day

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:41 AM PST

Egyptian protesters calling for the resignation of President Mubarak packed Tahrir Squre for the 8th day of unrest, as Griff Witte reported:


At War: Iraq: Department of Clarification

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:10 AM PST

A statement on sales of aircraft to Iraq is issued, then withdrawn.


Israel signals new fears about Egypt's future

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:59 AM PST

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced understanding for pro-democracy protests in Egypt for the first time on Tuesday, but reiterated Israel's fear they could put a radical Islamist regime in power.


At War: Baghdad Bureau Chief Q. and A.

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:30 AM PST

Steven Lee Myers answers readers' questions on Iraq as he prepares to leave his post as The Times's Baghdad bureau chief.


The New Old Age: Walking Down Memory Lane

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:10 AM PST

A new study suggests that regular aerobic exercise can change the brain's structure and strengthen memory.


Thousands march in Cairo protests

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:59 AM PST

Cairo saw hundreds of thousands march as calls for President Hosni Mubarak to step down intensify.


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