Month: November 2010

CAIRO—Egyptian activists held several rallies across the country Friday to protest police violence, especially against candidates running in this weekend’s parliamentary election. The campaign for Sunday’s election has been marred by one of the most […] […]

THE South’s new defence minister is expected to restore trust in the military. NORTH Korea is believed to have fired more artillery shells near Yeonpyeong Island last night in a training drill after warning that […] […]

FORMULA One boss Bernie Ecclestone has suffered a head injury when muggers robbed him of jewellery in London, police say. It comes just weeks after he said only “simple” people got attacked in the city. […] […]

AN ELDERLY war veteran who kept loaded guns at his bedside has been arrested for threatening to kill President Barack Obama. Michael Bowden, from the southern state of South Carolina, told a nurse during a […] […]

BRITISH intelligence officials are being blamed for the humiliating ruse by a suspected Pakistani shopkeeper, who fooled Afghan and NATO officials. The authorities thought he was a top Taliban commander willing to negotiate a peace […] […]

LONDON—The British government says it has been briefed by the United States about an expected release of American diplomatic files by the WikiLeaks website. Prime Minister David Cameron’s spokesman, Steve Field, says the government has […] […]

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—A Saudi official says authorities have arrested nearly 150 al-Qaida suspects over the past eight months, foiling planned attacks on Saudi government officials, civilians and media personalities. Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour al-Turki said […] […]