Clash breaks out as Libya braced for ‘Day of Anger’
By AFP TRIPOLI: Thirty-eight people were injured in clashes between Libyan security forces and demonstrators in Benghazi overnight, the director of Al-Jala hospital in the eastern city told AFP on…
Bahrain protesters urge more pressure on rulers
By AP MANAMA: Protesters demanding sweeping political reforms from Bahrain's rulers held their ground Wednesday in an Egypt-style occupation of the capital's landmark square, calling for a third day of…
Regime supporters clash with protesters in Yemen
By AFP SANAA: Anti-regime protesters and supporters of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh armed with daggers clashed in Sanaa on Wednesday, with at least four people wounded, an AFP correspondent…
Iran warns of action as opposition remains defiant
TEHRAN: Iran said Wednesday it is planning to take action against opposition leaders after MPs demanded they be executed, as the two former regime pillars defiantly launched fresh anti-government tirades.…
Mubarak given up, wants to die in Sharm, says Saudi official
By Alexander Dziadosz /Reuters SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Egypt's ousted president has given up and wants to die in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh where he has been living since…
CBS TV reporter sexually assaulted in Cairo
By Frazier Moore /AP NEW YORK: A female CBS News correspondent was recovering in a US hospital Tuesday from a sexual attack and beating she suffered while reporting on the…
Israel approves more Egyptian troops in Sinai
JERUSALEM: Israel has agreed to a second limited deployment of Egyptian troops to secure the demilitarized north Sinai, where suspected sabotage has disrupted gas supply from Egypt, an official said…
Hundreds still missing after Egypt protests, says rights lawyer
By Khaled Soubeih /AFP CAIRO: Hundreds of people went missing in Egypt during protests that toppled president Hosni Mubarak, a leading human rights group said on Tuesday, alleging that some…
At least 60 Egyptian migrants intercepted in Sicily
ROME: At least 60 Egyptian migrants were intercepted Tuesday on the Italian island of Sicily, the ANSA news agency reported, as the country deals with a wave of migrants from…
Workers in Egypt’s largest factory strike, says organizer
By AFP CAIRO: Workers in Egypt's largest factory relaunched a strike for higher wages and better conditions Wednesday, despite the country's new military rulers warning that more strikes would be…