ANALYSIS: Egypt’s Brotherhood raises stakes by excluding IMF
CAIRO: In all but ruling out an early agreement on an IMF loan, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has dramatically raised the stakes in its struggle with the army-led administration for control…
Egypt finance minister expects to get IMF loan by end-June
By Reuters CAIRO: Egypt's government expects to seal a loan from the International Monetary Fund by May 15, allowing the money to be disbursed before a new president is sworn…
Egypt presidential candidate Suleiman warns of religious state
By Hamza Hendawi /AP CAIRO: Hosni Mubarak's former spy chief said he decided to run for president to prevent Islamists from turning Egypt into a "religious state," and warned that the…
Mali new leader sworn in, threatens rebels with ‘total war’
By Stephane Barbier / AFP BAMAKO: Mali's new leader threatened to wage total war on Tuareg rebels and Islamists controlling the north of the country as he took the oath of…
Israel steps up campaign for convicted spy
By Josef Federman / AP JERUSALEM: Israel is ratcheting up calls on Washington to release convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, in a campaign that has reopened a long-running feud with its closest…
Yemen: Fighting in south kills 50 militants
By Ahmed Al-Haj / AP SANAA: Yemeni artillery and military aircraft backing pro-government tribesmen have pounded Al-Qaeda fighters trying to battle their way into a strategic town in the country's…
South Sudan’s Kiir rejects calls to withdraw troops
By Hannah McNeish / AFP JUBA: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir rejected calls Thursday to pull out from contested border regions, but said he did not want war with Khartoum,…
Price-fixing suit hits as eyes turn to e-books
By Glenn Chapman / AFP E-books are the future of publishing, and the legal tangle launched this week shows how high the stakes are in the fledgling but fast-growing industry. Unlike…
Ridley Scott teases fans with ‘Prometheus’ 3D clip
By Emma Charlton / AFP Ridley Scott gave a sneak 3D preview of his new movie "Prometheus" this week, the latest step in an elaborate promotional campaign marking the "Alien" director's…
Indonesian youth in the post-1998 era of democratization
By Michelle Miller May 1998 was a terrible and magical moment in the history of Indonesia’s youth movement. It was a time of deep social trauma and the start of the…