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In this Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 file photo, Egyptian military stand guard as officials raid one of the non-governmental organization offices in Cairo, Egypt.
Aid   Democracy   Egypt   Photos   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row
| CAIRO (Reuters) - The cases of 40 foreign and Egyptian activists, including 19 Americans subject to travel bans over their work for pro-democracy and other groups, have been referred to court, judic... (photo: AP / Mohammed Asad) Chicago Tribune
Egyptian anti-government activists run for a cover from the tear gaz during clashes with the riot- police in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011.
Egypt   Photos   Police   Protesters   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
Protesters continue to battle police in Egypt
| Clashes have continued in Egypt with police firing tear gas at demonstrators hurling rocks and broken tiles, as the protesters demanded swift presidential election and an early handover of power by ... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis) Al Jazeera
FILE - This Aug. 3, 2011 file image taken from Egyptian State Television shows Hosni Mubarak,83, lying on a hospital bed inside a cage of mesh and iron bars in a Cairo courtroom as his historic trial begins on charges of corruption and complicity in the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him. Mubarak may be moved to prison hospital
| Cairo, February 06: Former Egyptian dictator, Hosni Mubarak, is likely to be moved to the capital Cairo's Torah prison hospital, a government official says. | Mubarak is currently being held at a mi... (photo: AP / Egyptian State TV, File) The Siasat Daily
Cairo   Hospital   Photos   Prison   Wikipedia: Hosni Mubarak  
Moammar Gadhafi's son, Seif al-Islam, top left, gestures to troops loyal to his father in Tripoli, Libya, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011. Saif Gaddafi's trial could begin within weeks, says NTC
| Fawzi Abdelali said yesterday that the trial will begin "within weeks, or months". The trial, which will focus on Saif's role as key member of the previous regime in Libya, could eventuall... (photo: AP / Imed Lamloum, Pool) The Independent
Libya   Nato   Photos   War   Wikipedia: 2011 military intervention in Libya  
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An Egyptian relative of one of the Copts who were killed during clashes with the Egyptian army late sunday, mourns over his coffin outside the morgue of the Copts hospital in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 10, 2011. Ayaan Hirsi Ali:The Global War on Christians in the Muslim World
Feb 6, 2012 12:00 AM EST From one end of the muslim world to the other, Christians are being murdered for their faith. | ... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra) The Daily Beast
Human Rights   Photos   Religion   War   Wikipedia: Religious persecution  
Tasmanian mosquito Malaria Deaths Hugely Underestimated - Lancet Study
Worldwide malaria deaths may be almost twice as high as previously estimated, a study reports. | The research, published in the British medical journal the Lancet, sugges... (photo: Wikipedia Commons / Noodle Snacks) Peace FM Online
Disease   Health   Photos   Science  
Logistics Specialist Seaman Sergio Torres draws pictures with a child at the Vladivostok children's cancer ward. 75% Of Childhood Cancers Are Curable
A Consultant Pediatrician at the Department of Child Health, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Lorna Awo Renner says when detected early, about 75 percent of childhood canc... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brian A. Stone) Peace FM Online
Disease   Health   Kids   Photos   Wikipedia: Cancer  
An anti-government protester chants slogans during a demonstration in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011 Cairo protesters seek early vote, clash with police
| Protesters demanding a swift presidential election and an early handover of power by the army hurled rocks at police guarding the Egyptian Interior Ministry on Sunday a... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser) Khaleej Times
Cairo   Egypt   Photos   Protesters   Wikipedia: Port Said Stadium clashes  
Syrian policeman, left, and army soldier, right, look inside the burned court building that was set on fire by Syrian anti-government protesters, in the southern city of Daraa, Syria, Monday March 21, 2011. Mourners chanting "No more fear!" have marched through a Syrian city where anti-government protesters had deadly confrontations with security forces in recent days. The violence in Daraa, a city of about 300,000 near the border with Jordan, was fast becoming a major challenge for President Bashar Assad, who tried to contain the situation by freeing detainees and promising to fire officials responsible for the violence. Mass slaughter in Syria: UN holds urgent vote - but Russia and China veto it ...
| More than 200 people have been killed by Syrian forces after a barrage of mortars and artillery was unleashed on the battered city of Homs overnight. | Activists claim ... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) The Daily Mail
China   Photos   Russia   Syria   Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising  
Living the high life Living the ‘high’ life
Drug use in Durban’s middle-class suburbia and in nightclubs and bars across the city is increasing dramatically. Cocaine, ecstasy, mandrax and heroin are finding t... (photo: WN / Marzena) Independent online
Drug   Durban   Florida   Life   Photos   Wikipedia: Florida  
Egyptian anti-government activists throw stones at riot police during clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Egyptian anti-government activists clashed with police for a second day Wednesday in defiance of an official ban on any protests but beefed up police forces on the streets quickly moved in and used tear gas and beatings to disperse demonstrations. Egypt clashes rage into fourth day
| CAIRO - Protesters and riot police fought pitched battles in Cairo Sunday as clashes sparked by the perceived failure of Egypt's military rulers to prevent deadly footb... (photo: AP / Ben Curtis) Khaleej Times
Egypt   Photos   Police   Protesters   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
Flames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 New blast hits Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel
| AFP - Saboteurs on Sunday blew up a pipeline that supplies gas to Israel, the 12th such attack in a year, security officials said. | Masked gunmen planted explosives un... (photo: AP / Ashraf Swailem) France24
Egypt   Gas   Israel   Photos   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures during a news conference at the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Munich, southern Germany Clinton warns aid to Egypt could be halted
| MUNICH -- U.S. Secretary of State on Saturday issued a new warning to Egypt that the failure to resolve a bitter dispute over the status of nongovernmental pro-democrac... (photo: AP / Matthias Schrader) Newsday
Aid   Democracy   Egypt   Photos   Wikipedia: 2011 Egyptian revolution  
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Egypt names 19 Americans in case straining ties
Top UN official to leave Sierra Leone
Egypt names 19 Americans in case straining ties
In this Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011 file photo, Egyptian military stand guard as officials raid one of the non-governmental organization offices in Cairo, Egypt.
NGO worker cases sent to Egypt court in funding row
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Police, street vendors clash in Malawi after vendors defy or
Police, street vendors clash in Malawi after vendors defy or
Nigeria military confirms oil pipeline attacked
Millions Lost in Entebbe Market Fire
Fans of Egypt's Al-Ahly cheer for their team during their Egyptian League football match against rival club Zamalek in Cairo on June 29, 2011
Egyptian Football Massacre Was Revenge Of Mubarak's Butchers
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Egypt names 19 Americans in case straining ties
Egypt names 19 Americans in case straining ties
Transport fares unlikely to go down
Egypt names 19 Americans in case straining ties
Egyptians react after learning of the death of relatives during clashes at a soccer stadium outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
Egypt mourns victims of football tragedy
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Military deployed for police strike in Bahia
Chavez: Iran sanctions hurt joint auto venture
A Slave says thanks, but no thanks
BACKGROUND: Chronology of US embargo against Cuba
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Fast Food Joints and the Early Grave Warning
CNN Multichoice African Journalist Awards Deadline Extended
Parents refuse to accept disabled baby in Dubai
Police, street vendors clash in Malawi
FILE - This Aug. 3, 2011 file image taken from Egyptian State Television shows Hosni Mubarak,83, lying on a hospital bed inside a cage of mesh and iron bars in a Cairo courtroom as his historic trial begins on charges of corruption and complicity in the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him.
Mubarak may be moved to prison hospital
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Alcohol body questions practicality of draft Gauteng liquor
Special Report - Uncertainty Clouds Future of the Local Leat
Genevieve Nets N50 Million Endorsement Deal
Contraband tobacco destroyed
Egyptian anti-government activists run for a cover from the tear gaz during clashes with the riot- police in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 28, 2011.
Protesters continue to battle police in Egypt
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Rugby Union
Ghana 'lucky' to be in Nations Cup semi-finals
Mali coach Alain Giresse: I was not motivated by revenge aga
AFNs Great Expectations for 2012
New Zealand cricketer Jacob Oram delivers a ball during a practice session for the tri-nation cricket series in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010.
New Zealand inflict massive defeat on Zimbabwe
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Return of the Homegrown School in Osun
Govt to Dismiss School Heads Charging Illegal Fees
Renaissance at University of Nsukka
Vadodara runs half-marathon, Barodians awed
ALTERNATE CROP OF PNG102 Three life rafts from the MV Rabaul Queen float above the sunken hull of the ferry in the open waters off Papua New Guinea's east coast, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
238 saved, 100-plus missing as PNG ferry sinks
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