Police break up anti-coup rally
US freezes aid to Mauritania after coup
NOUAKCHOTT (Agencies)
The United States has suspended financial aid to Mauritania and called on the leaders of a military coup to immediately return to civilian rule, as police broke up a protest by hundreds of people against the army coup in the West African nation which has been internationally condemned despite a junta promise to hold new...More
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China's moment of Olympic glory nears
Beijing was on Friday full of quiet expectation as it awaits the opening ceremony of the Olympics, masterminded by well-known film director Zhang Yimou, with residents told to stay home. China's once-in-a-lifetime Olympic dream neared reality as the clock ticked down to the Beijing Games opening ceremony, due to kick off at 15:00...More
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Yemen rebels agree to Saleh’s peace terms
The commander of Shiite rebels in Yemen has agreed to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's terms for an end to a four-year conflict that cost thousands of lives, an...More
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Pakistan's Musharraf set to fight impeachment
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf will defend himself against impeachment, aides said Friday, with opposition leaders insisting the country’s ruling...More
Random House said it feared violence from radicals
Book on Prophet Muhammad's wife dropped
Publisher Random House has pulled a novel about Aisha, the wife of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH), saying it could "incite acts of violence." "The...More
Opposition parties raise doubts about implementation
Muslim Maldives gets democratic constitution
The Maldives President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom ratified the country's new constitution on Thursday, aiming to pursue a "modern, multi-party, democratic...More
Egyptians skeptical of covert Shiite invasion at home
Iran invites Al-Azhar into Shiite heartland
Despite Egypt-Iran tensions, the Shiite-dominated Islamic republic has made an unprecedented request for Cairo's Al-Azhar University, Sunni Islam's highest...More
Iraq postpones provincial elections
Iraq on Thursday postponed provincial elections due in October after MPs failed to agree the necessary legislation in time, in a blow to U.S.-backed efforts to consolidate national reconciliation....More
Pakistan coalition agrees to impeach Musharraf
Pakistan faced fresh political turmoil on Thursday after party sources said the country's ruling coalition had agreed to impeach President Pervez Musharraf, a vital U.S. ally in the "war on...More
New York park offers “waterboarding attraction”
A man with a black hood pours water on the face of a prisoner in an orange jumpsuit strapped to a table: no, it's not Guantanamo Bay naval base, but New York's Coney Island amusement park. The...More
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