Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Goes Back To Tahrir Square To Protest Military's Sweeping Powers
Alongside prominent -- and predominantly secular -- revolutionary groups, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has launched the latest million-man march in protest of the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces.
Egypt's Military Creates Secretive National Defense Council
Although it is not entirely clear what the council will do, it does not have a precedent in recent Egyptian political history.
Luka Magnotta Extradited Back To Canada
Luka Rocco Magnotta was flown back to his native Canada on Monday where he will face trial for the first degree murder of student Jun Lin
Boko Haram Says Nigeria Church Bombings Retribution For Christian 'Atrocities'
Nigerian rebel group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for the three suicide attacks on churches in Kaduna state on Sunday, saying that the bombings were retribution for past Christian atrocities against Muslims.
Local Rwanda Genocide Courts Closed After 10 Years
Rwanda officially ended the Gacaca community court system for prosecuting suspects from the 1994 genocide.
China Praises Phillipines For Pulling Out Of South China Sea
China also towed some of its fishing vessels out of the area as the storm approached but reportedly left surveillance vessels behind.
Nigeria: Third Consecutive Chuch Bomb Sparks Religious Riots
After the Church bombings, two of which occurred in the city of Zaria and one in Kaduna City, a mob of Christians in Kaduna state retaliated by killing more than 50 people.
Iran Nuclear Talks Resume In Moscow
Iran has been suspected of developing nuclear weapons, and the world powers in the Russian capital will spend two days trying to get Tehran to stop the enrichment and storage of uranium to 20 percent and open a secret military facility to United Nations inspectors.
Muslim Brotherhood Wins Egypt Election, But Does It Matter?
A deft political move by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, or SCAF, led by Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, has all but annulled the significance of the presidential elections.
Syrian Christian Support For Assad Regime May Turn Out To Be A Losing Strategy
Caught in the middle of a bloody 15-month-long uprising are Syria's 2 million Christians, who are wary of leaving behind a repressive and totalitarian regime.
Italy Puts State Assets On The Auction Block
Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has made growth and cutting the size and weight of the state his top priority.
'Let Us Drive' Demands Saudi Women's Rights Activist
Saudi activist Manal al-Sharif wrote an open letter to King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz imploring him to soften the nationwide ban on women drivers.
Fatou Bensouda Becomes First African ICC Chief
Fatou Bensouda was sworn in as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Friday, making her not only the first African, but also the first woman, to lead the United Nations-backed tribunal.
Japan: Police Arrest Aum Shinrikyo Fugitive Katsuya Takahashi
Tokyo police arrested the the last fugitive from the Aum Shinrikyo cult on Friday.
What Egypt?s Soft Coup Means For The Presidential Elections
This Saturday and Sunday, Egyptians will head for polling station to choose who will be their first democratically elected president, but they are faced with a hard choice now that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, or SCAF, has seized greater control.
US Flexes Its Spy Muscles In Africa: Report
The United States has been building drone bases across the African continent since 2007, as well as flying old-fashioned ... spy flights, and is spending tens of millions of dollars to track groups like al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and Boko Haram.
Egyptian Court Dissolves One-Third Of Parliament, Paving Way For Mubarak Official To Run
Egypt's High Constitutional Court ruled that the election of one-third of Egypt's parliament was unconstitutional, which could effectively disband the legislative body while its still in its infancy
Russia Pressured Over Syria, UN Monitors Enter Haffa
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Moscow that it could lose its regional influence if it continues to side with the Syrian government and its 15 month-long crackdown.
One Hundred Years Later, The Return Of The Anarchists?
Anarchists have been arrested for a spate of bomb attacks in Italy, and are being blamed for violence in Europe and the U.S. Is this the comeback of a movement that was considered a big threat a century ago?
Assad's Forces Take Haffa; Rebuffs UN's Civil War Claim
After eight days of shelling, Syrian forces wrested control of the village of Haffa from rebels on Wednesday.
South Africa Names First Female Police Chief
South African President Jacob Zuma appointed Mangwashi Victoria Phiyega police chief on Tuesday only moments after firing General Bheki Cele from the post.
'Manifesto Of Free Russia': 'How To Rid The Country Of Putinism'
Opposition groups in Russia published their Manifesto of Free Russia, which demands an end to Putin's 12-year rule.
Kenya Asks US/EU To Join Fight Against Al Shabab
Washington, which put a $33 million bounty on the heads of six al Shabab commanders last week, said on Sunday that it will continue to provide assistance to the African Union Mission in Somalia, of which Kenya is a part, but did not elaborate.
US Weighs Its Costly Afghanistan Supply Route Options
Talks to reopen the route are stalled, but the withdrawal of the team of low-level specialists does not indicate a significant break in U.S.-Pakistan relations
Somali Rebels Say Obama's Whereabouts Is Worth 10 Camels, Clinton's 20 Chickens
Less than a week after the State Department put a $33 million bounty out for the capture of six high-ranking Somali rebels, al Shabaab has retaliated by offering its own reward for President Barack Obama.
Syrian Turmoil Is Catching Israel's Attention
On Sunday, Israeli Vice Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz endorsed using military intervention to stop the ongoing crisis in Syria.
New Boko Haram Church Attacks Kill 4 In Nigeria
Nigerian rebel group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the twin attacks on evangelical churches that killed at least four people and injured dozens more on Sunday.
Syrian Opposition Urges Assad Officials To Defect
The head of the Syrian opposition, Abdel Basset Sayda, urged officials to defect from Bashar al-Assad's government.
U.S. Threatens Somali Officials With Sanctions
The American-backed transitional government of Somalia is set to hand over power to a new civilian government by Aug. 20
14 Dismembered Bodies Latest Casualty Of Mexico's Drug War
Authorities say that the 11 men and three women are the latest victims of turf wars between rival drug cartels.
