Month: February 2011

AMMAN, JORDAN—The bearded man in the leather jacket widens his eyes, rocks back on his feet and looks over at his business partner, who’s standing in the doorway of their tiny shop where they sell […] […]

Hundreds of police began taking up positions the night before a pro-democracy protest march in Algiers by militants who have vowed to defy an official ban. The planned march is aimed at pressing for reforms […] […]

In a dramatic and poignant sign of a state nearing collapse, North Korea has asked its embassies to appeal to foreign Governments for aid to feed a population close to starvation. The plea poses a […] […]

GENEVA – The Swiss government has frozen any assets belonging to former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak or his family in Switzerland. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lars Knuchel said the order to block any bank accounts takes […] […]

A British man on trial in Scotland for the murder of his Scottish wife and the attempted murder of his New Zealand wife was “strange”, the mother of his first wife says. Malcolm John Webster, […] […]

A WAVE of euphoria swept Arab cities as news spread of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, with jubilant crowds taking to the streets from Gaza to Beirut in celebration. Across the Middle East and north […] […]

BARACK Obama has declared that the voices of the Egyptian people have been heard and their country will never be the same again after the resignation of Hosni Mubarak. But the US President today warned […] […]

A TEENAGE suicide bomber killed up to 31 Pakistani army recruits at a parade ground today, an attack the Taliban said was revenge for US drone strikes and local military offensives. Wearing school uniform, the […] […]

JAKARTA – The terror trial of radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has been adjourned until next week, after a brief – but chaotic – appearance yesterday. The trial will resume on Monday, when Bashir […] […]