Kuwait's stateless rally for rights

Kuwait's stateless rally for rights

Kuwait's stateless rally for rights

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 12:52 PM PST

At least 1,000 Arabs demonstrate to demand citizenship in Gulf country, leading to dozens of arrests.


Deadly Day Around Afghanistan, as Attacks Kill 17

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 11:40 AM PST

Two German soldiers and four Afghan police officers are among the dead.

Egyptian revolution brings show of religious unity

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 12:51 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - The surge of popular unity that toppled Hosni Mubarak last week has eased tension between Egypt's Muslims and the Coptic Christian minority and raised hopes for lasting harmony.

Three hurt in Tunis Islamist protest over brothel

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 12:34 PM PST

TUNIS (Reuters) - At least three people were injured on Friday when Tunisian security forces fired in the air to disperse hundreds of Islamists protesting against a brothel in the capital Tunis, witnesses said.

VIDEO: Bahrain troops 'fire on crowds'

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 12:11 PM PST

Bahraini troops fire on protester; it's reported dozens of people are in hospital.


Russian Judge's Aide Says She Fears for Family

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 11:38 AM PST

The Russian courthouse aide who went public with allegations that the trial of oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky was rigged says she fears her family is being pursued by authorities. Police deny that any investigation of her is under way and dismiss her allegations of pressure as a publicity stunt.


Berlusconi: judicial reforms due

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 11:47 AM PST

Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi launches a new attempt to reform the judicial system, days after being charged with having sex with an under-age prostitute.


Campaign call to Labour members

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 11:32 AM PST

Labour leader Ed Miliband and Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones call on party members to back the Yes campaign for more law-making power for the assembly.


Jordan protesters attacked by government supporters in Amman

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 12:41 PM PST

JERUSALEM - Clashes erupted Friday in the Jordanian capital, Amman, when about 300 protesters calling for political reforms were set upon by government supporters armed with metal rods and sticks as police stood by, participants said. At least eight people were reportedly injured.



In Yemen, government loyalists harden their attacks on protesters

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 11:15 AM PST

SANAA, YEMEN - Anti-government protesters clashed with loyalists of President Ali Abdullah Saleh on the streets of the capital for the eighth straight day Friday, hurling insults and chunks of concrete at one another. But the loyalists - along with Yemeni security forces, who fired shots in the ...


With Whaling Ships Under Attack, Japan Will Recall Fleet

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 10:26 AM PST

An environmental group has largely prevented the country's ships from killing the mammals.

Protesters in Djibouti Rally Against President

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 10:44 AM PST

Authorities used batons and tear gas against thousands of protesters in the tiny nation of Djibouti on Friday, the latest in a series of rallies modeled after demonstrations across Africa and the Middle East, activists said.


Djiboutians rally to oust president

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 11:13 AM PST

Police use tear gas to disperse thousands demonstrating in East African nation to demand Ismail Omar Guelleh step down.


'Low turnout' in Uganda polls

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 11:03 AM PST

Museveni confident of a fourth term while opposition threatens mass protests if vote is deemed to be rigged.


Guantanamo jury to sentence al Qaeda conspirator

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 11:09 AM PST

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A U.S. military jury debated the sentence on Friday for an admitted al Qaeda conspirator from Sudan who promised to help in the prosecution of other prisoners in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals.

In rural Japan, a modest bid to preserve tradition

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 10:42 AM PST

NIYODOGAWA, Japan - Last weekend this dying town held a party, so its few remaining residents awoke at sunrise, headed up winding mountain roads and convened at the usual spot, where, for 217 years, they and their ancestors have gathered annually to celebrate their gods and assault their livers.


U.S. Treasury targets Afghan money launderers

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 11:19 AM PST

KABUL - The U.S. Treasury Department has accused a controversial money exchange outfit in Afghanistan of laundering funds for heroin traffickers and placed it on a blacklist that prohibits Americans from dealing with the business and freezes any of its U.S. assets.


Mother wins school battle for son

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 12:57 PM PST

The parents of an child with autism have won the right to send him to the school of their choice, at an extra cost of £130,000 a year.


Funeral of Gavin and Stacey star

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 10:42 AM PST

Fellow stars of Gavin and Stacey attend the funeral of actress Margaret John who died earlier this month.


Russian Official Calls for Credible Elections

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 10:17 AM PST

Russia's powerful finance minister, Aleksei L. Kudrin, also said on Friday that the country has "a very weak management system" based largely on back-room deals between officials.

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