Disease hits wheat crops in Africa, Mideast
PARIS: Aggressive new strains of wheat rust disease have decimated up to…
At least 10 years to eradicate bird flu: UN health agency
ROME: It will take at least 10 years to eradicate the H5N1…
Rebels seize border post, NATO warns Libya civilians
MISRATA: Libyan rebels Thursday overran a post on the Tunisian border, marking…
Gulf region envoy in Yemen to discuss crisis
SANAA: The Gulf Cooperation Council's secretary general met Yemen's president in Sanaa…
Syria unrest not led by Islamists, say analysts
CAIRO: Despite accusations by Syrian authorities, Islamists did not instigate and are…
Abbas in Paris as France mulls recognizing Palestine
PARIS: French President Nicolas Sarkozy hosted Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Paris…
Prosecutor mulls moving Mubarak to prison
CAIRO: Egypt's public prosecutor is considering moving ousted president Hosni Mubarak to…
Amnesty urges Egypt to lift emergency laws, investigate abuse
CAIRO: Amnesty International urged Egypt's interim rulers on Wednesday to lift emergency…
Tribalism, comparisons to former governors fueling Qena protests, says former MP
CAIRO: Protesters in the Upper Egyptian city of Qena have allowed…
Urgent UN rights meeting on Mideast unrest planned
GENEVA: Several members of the UN's top human rights body are pressing…