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Mubarak to hear verdict in Egypt's 'trial of the century' in June
World NowFormer Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who faces charges of killing more than 800 protesters during the revolution last year, will hear his verdict in June. The Cairo criminal court set the date of June 2 to read out the verdict for Mubarak, his two... -
Israel's risky option on Iran
Talk of a military strike on Iranian nuclear facilities is not subsiding. If diplomacy can't head off Iran'snuclear ambitions, advocates for a military strike in Israel and the United States will only gain strength. While proponents may believe that...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Israel, Bashar Assad, Ehud Barak, Turkey
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Rise in crime intensifies unease in once-safe Egypt
The headlines reflect a previously unknown cruelty: a woman gunned down in a rich Cairo neighborhood, a rash of carjackings, a deadly soccer riot, a stream of smuggled arms that have given muscle to criminal gangs once easily outgunned by police.
The...Tags: Sports, Hosni Mubarak, Soccer, Theft, Wars and Interventions
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Surging gas prices threaten to derail economic recovery
Just as the recovery is finally looking real, surging fuel prices are once again looming as a major threat to the financial health of U.S. consumers and the broader economy.
The price surge has been particularly steep in California, in part because of...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Energy Saving, Economy, Business and Finance, Automotive Equipment, Labor Markets
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Anti-Assad activists march in snow in Syrian capital
World NowThousands of mourners braved a snowstorm and heavy security presence to march Saturday through a strategic Damascus neighborhood, turning a funeral procession into a bold opposition statement in a Syrian capital that has remained largely loyal to... -
19 Americans to stand trial in Egypt on Feb. 26
World NowForty-three pro-democracy workers, including 19 Americans, will stand trial Feb. 26 in a case that is at the center of an escalating diplomatic crisis between Washington and Cairo over political reform in Egypt, the state news agency MENA reported... -
After revolution in Egypt, women's taste of equality fades
Bothaina Kamel is a novelty and a provocation in a single breath. The only woman running for Egypt's presidency, she travels without an entourage, wears a bracelet that says "Make poverty history," can outlast the most exasperating heckler in the crowd,...Tags: Twitter, Inc., Literature, Parliament, Hosni Mubarak, Poverty
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Muslim Brotherhood: U.S. aid cuts may alter Egypt-Israel treaty
World NowThe Muslim Brotherhood suggested Thursday that Cairo might reconsider its commitment to a peace treaty with Israel if the U.S. cuts $1.3 billion in military aid in retaliation for a deepening diplomatic crisis over American-funded pro-democracy groups... -
See the world: Scars tell terrible story in Tel Aviv
World NowMutasim Qamrawi, a 22-year-old from Sudan, was held four months by smugglers in the Sinai Desert in Egypt. He says that the smugglers poured hot melted plastic on his back, whipped him with wires and beat his naked body with sticks.... -
Nigerian gunmen free 119 inmates in prison break
World NowHeavily armed gunmen on motorbikes stormed a Nigerian prison, blew open the front gate and freed 119 inmates, authorities said Thursday.... -
Islamist presidential hopeful wants to end U.S. aid to Egypt
World NowA campaign led by ultraconservative Islamist presidential candidate Hazem abu Ismail has called on Egyptians to raise money on their own so their country will not be dependent on $1.3 billion in annual U.S. military aid.... -
Where women hold power -- it may surprise you
World NowWomen remain underrepresented politically in most countries, including wealthier countries such as the United States and Brazil....
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