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 Despite the local population’s resistance, Salafist Islamists have succeeded in forcefully shutting down nearly every business that sells alcohol in the southern Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid, best known for being the location of the early protests that sparked the Arab Spring. Read more…
The Muslim Brotherhood claimed Friday its candidate had secured a spot in the second round of Egypt's first free presidential election, with most of the ballots counted, and expected to meet ex-PM Ahmed Shafiq in the June run-off.
Egyptians continued to cast ballots across the country on Thursday as voting in the country’s historic presidential election entered a second day. Twelve candidates are vying to succeed Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted by a popular revolt last year.
The Muslim Brotherhood claimed Friday its candidate was leading in Egypt's historic presidential election, with approximately half the ballots counted. Official election results are not due until Sunday.
The Tunisian Justice Minister said Tuesday that former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's Prime Minister, Al Baghdadi Ali Al-Mahmoudi (photo), will be extradited to Libya. However, it was made clear "guarantees" are sought to ensure a fair trial.
Egyptians are set to vote in the country's first-ever competitive presidential elections on Wednesday. With 12 names on the ballot and unreliable opinion polls, the highly-anticipated race is looking as unpredictable as it is historic.
Mali’s caretaker President Dioncounda Traore has been hospitalised with head injuries after being attacked by protesters as they stormed the presidential palace in the capital Bamako to demand his resignation.
Mali’s coup leaders said Sunday they respect a decision by the West African bloc ECOWAS that interim president Dioncounda Traore must head the country's transition until general elections can be held.
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the only person convicted over the 1988 Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, died on Sunday, his brother said. Megrahi had been in Libya since his 2009 release from prison on compassionate grounds owing to ill health.
Sri Lanka's president has ordered the release of his jailed electoral rival, ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, bowing to US-led international pressure three years after the end of the island's long ethnic war.The 61-year-old former four-star general could leave prison on Monday following legal formalities, an official said Sunday, after President Mahinda Rajapakse marked the third anniversary of the
Leaders of Mali’s coup said they respected the West African bloc ECOWAS’ decision to keep interim President Dioncounda Traore in power until general elections can be held. Mali was thrust into turmoil on March 22 following a military coup.
While Kentucky Derby runner-up Bodemeister is the oddsmakers' favorite for Saturday's 137th Preakness, the trainer of Derby winner I'll Have Another is confident of victory.The second jewel in American horse racing's Triple Crown is 1/16th of a mile shorter than the 1 1/4-mile Derby and Bodemeister was leading until he tired in the closing stretch and was passed by I'll Have Another for the trium
Mali’s parliament has passed a law granting amnesty to the leaders of the military coup that plunged the country into chaos last March. The text is part of an agreement signed in April by putsch leaders and west African bloc ECOWAS to restore order.
The Indian rupee plumbed new depths on Friday, sinking to a record low against the dollar for the third successive day amid turmoil on global markets.The Indian unit fell to 54.82 against the dollar in early trade, below its previous low of 54.58 hit a day earlier, before clawing back to 54.75 by mid-morning.Regional shares and currencies fell after Moody's downgraded 16 Spanish banks on Thursday
Rebels fighters from the FDLR, or the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, have killed at least 50 civilians since the start of May in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN said Wednesday.
A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and an American on Thursday successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS), two days after their launch from Earth, officials said.The Soyuz TMA-04M capsule with Russians Gennady Padalka and Sergei Revin and American Joseph Acaba on board automatically docked with the ISS at 0436 GMT, Russian mission control said.The trio blasted off from the
Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor addressed judges at a sentencing hearing over his role in Sierra Leone’s 10 year civil war on Wednesday, for which he was found guilty of 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Pakistan's cabinet is expected Wednesday to agree to the president attending talks on Afghanistan in Chicago and approve the lifting of a blockade on overland NATO supplies to its war-torn neighbour.Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is to chair the meeting at 0600 GMT, just hours after the cabinet's defence committee -- which groups security chiefs and top ministers -- cleared the way for Preside
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