Egypt’s emergency law expires
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Suspension of the infamous law was among the key demands of the revolutionaries who toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
Sattareh Farman Farmaian, rescuer of prostitutes in Iran, dies
Sattareh Farman Farmaian, the daughter of a Persian prince who used her family’s power to found a trailblazing social movement on behalf of prostitutes and other disadvantaged Iranian women in the years before the Islamic revolution, died May 21 at her home in Los Angeles.
European voices go silent on Syria
After leading the push for military action in Libya last year, European leaders are preoccupied with their own troubles this year.
Israel skeptical of diplomacy on Iran
Leaders’ statements reflect a concern that the sense of urgency that pervaded earlier discussions over the country’s nuclear program has faded.
In Syria, shoes give clue to Houla assailants
White shoes seen by witnesses are a sign that killers were pro-Assad militiamen known as shabiha.
In Yemen, U.S. airstrikes breed anger
The escalated drone campaign has produced backlash over casualties and driven tribesmen to al-Qaeda.
Nations expel Syrian diplomats over massacre
Moves come as U.N. special envoy Kofi Annan warns President Bashar al-Assad that the crisis in Syria had reached “a tipping point.”
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Palestinians commemorate ‘nakba’ anniversary
PHOTOS | Nakba, which means “catastrophe” in Arabic, marks the events leading to Israel’s creation in 1948.
Latest Headlines
- Israel agrees to recognize non-Orthodox rabbis
- Israel agrees to recognize non-Orthodox rabbis
- Guilty or not, verdict in Mubarak's trial will likely deepen Egypt's polarization
- Shadowy, pro-regime gunmen known as 'shabiha' take on larger role in Syria revolt
- Madonna kicks off 'MDNA' world tour in Israel to raucous fans
- 'Made in Israel?' West Bank settlement products come under increasing scrutiny
- US 'gravely concerned' over health of jailed American hunger striker in Dubai
- Gelfand-mania grips Israel even as grandmaster falls short at World Chess Championship
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Islamists in Egypt
Since ousting Mubarak, the Islamists and liberals have quarreled over Egypt’s religious tenor.
Palin makes trip to holy site in Jerusalem
Palin visited a Jewish holy site in Jerusalem soon after arriving in Israel.
Making demands across the Middle East
Demonstrations inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia quickly spread.
Clearing Tahrir Square
Egypt’s army and military police try to clear the last protesters from Cairo's main square.
After Egypt’s regime change
Ruling council says it will run the country for six months, or until elections are held.
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Faces of the Fallen
Portraits of U.S. service members who have died in Operation Enduring Freedom and in Iraq.
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Asia / Pacific
- India’s manufacturing hits brick wall as economy slows
- Nepal police say Supreme Court judge alleged to have taken bribes killed, 2 others wounded
- Long fighting oppression at home, Suu Kyi focuses foreign trip on suffering of migrants
- Villagers find flight data recorder from Russian jet that slammed into Indonesian volcano
Africa
- Somali militants again threaten Kenyan skyscrapers; warnings of a 'two-week' timeframe
- Ministers warns Tunisia's patience is at an end after hardline Islamist violence
- Lesotho could see peaceful transition from longtime leader, sign democracy taking root
- Nigeria rehires 788 doctors after firing them over a strike in nation's most populous state
National Security
- Timeline of raid in Somalia
- House hopes to speed through bill funding veterans' medical care, disability claims
- Officials are investigating possible additional misconduct by Marines shown urinating in video
- US military returns 2 liaison officers to Pakistan to improve coordination on Afghan border
- Time for military action in Syria?
