Dozens sentenced over Cairo embassy attacks

Dozens sentenced over Cairo embassy attacks

Dozens sentenced over Cairo embassy attacks

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 01:00 PM PDT

Egyptian court convicts 76 people for attacking the Israeli and Saudi embassies during protests last year.


Nigeria in talks with Islamists via "back channels"

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's government is reaching out to radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, talking with some of its members via "back room channels" as it seeks a peaceful way out of the north's conflict, the president's spokesman said on Sunday.

Canoe capsize children rescued

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:27 PM PDT

Four children have been rescued and a search is continuing for a man after their canoe capsized in a sea loch in the Highlands.


Afghans say top Haqqani leader was killed in U.S. drone strike

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:30 PM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan said on Sunday it believed that a top commander of the militant Haqqani insurgent network had been killed in a U.S. drone strike, citing intelligence reports that it said countered Afghan Taliban claims that Badruddin Haqqani was still alive.

Libya minister quits after criticism over attacks

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:14 PM PDT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's interior minister resigned on Sunday, officials said, after he was criticized for failing to halt a surge of attacks on Sufi Muslim shrines that have raised fears of the spread of sectarian violence following the fall of Muammar Gaddafi.

U.S. Foreign Arms Sales Reach $66.3 Billion in 2011

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:58 AM PDT

The huge number, triple that of 2010, was largely driven by sales to Persian Gulf nations looking to shore up defenses against Iran.

Young Immigrants Helped by Refugee Youth Summer Academy

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:55 AM PDT

The Refugee Youth Summer Academy tries to help recently arrived refugees and asylees find a footing in their new country and prepares them for school.

Syrian Offensive Kills Hundreds

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:34 PM PDT

Hundreds of Syrians were killed during a sweeping offensive by government forces in a suburb of Damascus over the weekend, the bloodiest assault in the vicinity of the capital since the conflict began more than a year and a half ago.


Libya Seeks Answers in Attacks on Shrines

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:38 AM PDT

Libya's congress held an emergency session about the destruction of two revered Sufi shrines by suspected religious extremists, who some lawmakers allege may have undertaken their actions in collusion with security officials.


Tension Mounts Between Tokyo, Seoul

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 05:30 AM PDT

Japan's prime minister criticized South Korea for "illegally" occupying a set of disputed islands, as officials from both countries traded accusations over territorial claims.


Badruddin Haqqani Is Dead, Afghan Operatives Say

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:50 PM PDT

Afghanistan's intelligence agency says its operatives have confirmed that Badruddin Haqqani, a son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network, has been killed.


Indian Police Detain Activists

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:37 AM PDT

Indian police detained scores of anticorruption activists who tried to march Sunday to the homes of top political leaders to protest a scandal over the government's sale of coal fields without competitive bidding.


Singapore Leader Urges Tolerance of Foreigners

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:51 AM PDT

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong expressed worry that rising antiforeigner sentiment has hurt the city-state's global reputation.


Two Russian Band Members Flee Country Amid Crackdown

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:35 PM PDT

Two members of the punk band Pussy Riot have fled Russia to avoid prosecution for a protest against Vladimir Putin that sent three of their band mates to prison, the group said Sunday.


Egypt’s garbage crisis bedevils Morsi

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT

CAIRO — To understand why garbage is piling up on Cairo's streets, it helps to pay a visit to Atel Shenouda's clandestine pigpen.

Ensconced on the rooftop of his five-story apartment building in the predominantly Christian Zaraib district of Cairo, the 43-year-old trash collector's hogs rummage through a smattering of discarded vegetables and other organic waste.

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Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:29 AM PDT

Eleven corpses turn up along highway in southwestern Mexico

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:20 AM PDT

ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - Eleven corpses showing signs of torture and execution-style gunshot wounds were found in southwest Mexico on Sunday, according to local authorities.

Three Israeli youths arrested in firebombing of Palestinian taxi

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 10:42 AM PDT

JERUSALEM — Three Israeli adolescents from a West Bank settlement were arrested Sunday in connection with a recent firebombing of a Palestinian taxi, Israeli police said, adding fuel to a debate in Israel about ethnic prejudice among youths.

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Tropical Storm Isaac bears down on Florida

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:01 AM PDT

Residents on US coast brace for gathering storm, as Republicans scramble to rearrange convention schedule in Tampa.


Two dead as clashes flare again in Lebanon's Tripoli

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - Two people were killed on Sunday in Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli, a security source said, where sporadic fighting between Sunni Muslims and Alawites over six days has mirrored sectarian faultlines in the raging conflict in neighboring Syria.

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