Month: April 2011

SENIOR army officers are heading for Benghazi to sharpen up the Libyan rebel movement, prompting immediate concerns that Britain is being dragged further into the messy stalemate with Colonel Gaddafi. David Cameron faced accusations of […] […]

BRUSSELS — A bitter dispute over a flood of North African immigrants is widening divisions among some of Europe’s most powerful nations and adding to strains on the long-held dream of a united Europe. Since […] […]

TRIPOLI, Libya—A senior Libyan official on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of allowing foreign troops to escort humanitarian aid convoys in Libya, saying such a deployment would be viewed as military, not humanitarian. The remarks […] […]

ROME—NATO is having trouble destroying mortars and rockets fired by Moammar Gadhafi loyalists at the besieged rebel city of Misrata, the organization’s top military official said Tuesday, citing the alliance’s mandate that does not allow […] […]

A NEW outbreak of post-poll rioting in northern Nigeria had left many dead, the Red Cross said, after President Goodluck Jonathan appealed for unity following his win. Authorities had not given a death toll for […] […]

British teachers will today call for an investigation into rising levels of poor behaviour among girls in the classroom. Girls, they argue, are more likely to resort to cyber-bullying – bullying over the internet and […] […]

Detectives in Florida are trying to establish what led two British holidaymakers from a “night on the town” in the centre of Sarasota to a run-down, crime-ridden area of the city where they were shot […] […]

CAIRO—Protesters led by hardline Islamists in southern Egypt held their ground Monday, saying they won’t end their campaign of civil disobedience until the government removes a newly appointed Coptic Christian governor. The protesters, many from […] […]