Activists: Rebel groups kidnap in Syria's Aleppo
Barbara Surk, Associated Press |
posted 18 minutes ago
Syrian activists say that a wave of tit-for-tat kidnappings between rival Islamic militant groups in the northern city of Aleppo risks sparking large-scale internal fighting between rebels.
Gunmen raid home in Iraq, kill 5 people
Sameer N. Yacoub, Associated Press |
posted May 18th - 3:19am
Iraqi authorities say gunmen have broken into the house of an anti-terrorism police officer in the southern suburbs of Baghdad, killing five people including him and his sleeping family.
Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges
Maggie Michael, Associated Press |
posted May 18th - 12:39am
The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders. A team of Islamist lawyers with long beards sang in unison, "All except the Prophet Muhammad."
Egypt security forces clash with Cairo protesters
Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 2:45pm
Egyptian security forces have fired tear gas at protesters hurling firebombs at them in central Cairo, hours after hundreds of opponents of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi rallied peacefully in the streets denouncing his rule and demanding early presidential elections.
Tunisia bans conservative Islamist conference
Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 1:51pm
Tunisia's Interior Ministry on Friday banned a conference by the North African country's most prominent ultraconservative Islamic group, setting up the possibility of a confrontation over the weekend.
Egypt police close Gaza border to protest kidnap
Maggie Michael, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 1:30pm
Dozens of disgruntled border policemen forced the closure of Egypt's main crossing point into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the abduction of their colleagues by suspected militants, underscoring the lawlessness and crisis of authority in the country two years since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
A look at `enforced disappearances' worldwide
The Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 9:45am
The U.N. Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances is pressing governments to provide information about open cases. Over the past two decades, it received nearly 54,000 cases, of which nearly 43,000 in 84 states remain unsolved. The number of cases is believed to be only a fraction of those who disappeared after being taken by security forces.
Rights groups: Syria holds thousands incommunicado
Karin Laub, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 9:44am
About 30 security agents showed up just after midnight, breaking down the door to an apartment in the town of Daraya near the Syrian capital of Damascus. They grabbed a 24-year-old university student and drove off.
Hints of political change on horizon in Algeria
Paul Schemm, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 8:52am
The Arab Spring may finally be en route to Algeria.
Iran may ban candidates who seek ties with US
Ali Akbar Dareini, Associated Press |
posted May 17th - 6:04am
The head of Iran's constitutional watchdog says it may disqualify candidates in June presidential elections who seek full relations with the United States.
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