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Thousands protest Egypt soccer violence
Thousands of Egyptians, angered by what they say is a lack of accountability for the deaths of 74 fans during a football match last month, have marched through central Cairo and staged a protest outside of the High Court. Most of the protesters were devoted soccer fans known as "Ultras" from the Al-Ahly club, whose supporters were killed.. More -
Arrests at New York 'Occupy' protests
Police and activists have clashed at a park in New York where hundreds of people had gathered to mark six months since the beginning of the city's Occupy Wall Street protests. The clashes, late on Saturday, came as some activists attempted to re-occupy Zuccotti Park, which police had earlier declared closed for the evening. The Manhattan park, close.. More -
Twin car bombs kill dozens in Damascus
At least 27 people have been killed and 97 others wounded in a pair of explosions in Damascus, the Syrian health minister has said. State television blamed "terrorists" for the Saturday morning explosions and reported that vehicles packed with explosives had been used. The blasts targeted buildings belonging to a customs office and air force.. More -
Israel and Gaza factions agree on truce
Israel and Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip have agreed to an Egyptian-mediated truce to end days of cross-border violence that have left 25 Palestinians dead, according to Hamas and Islamic Jihad officials. Gaza's Hamas leadership and the Islamic Jihad faction confirmed the ceasefire with Al Jazeera, after four days of Israeli airstrikes on.. More -
China premier calls for political reforms
China could see a repeat of the deadly chaos of the country's so-called 'Cultural Revolution' without urgent political reform, Wen Jiabao has warned in a dramatic parting shot at his final news conference as premier. Wen is widely considered the most progressive of China's leaders, but analysts said his comments on Wednesday, at the closing of the.. More -
Obama: Syria military intervention premature
President Barack Obama has said the prospect of international military intervention in Syria is premature and could lead to a civil war. Speaking at a White House news conference on Wednesday, Obama said military intervention could lead to more deaths in Syria. Obama says he and David Cameron, the British prime minister, discussed possible "immediate.. More -
China faces WTO case on rare earth trade
The United States, Europe and Japan have joined forces for the first time to challenge China's restrictions on exports of rare earth minerals critical to the manufacture of advanced technology. In a formal complaint to the World Trade Organization on Tuesday, the three trade powers accused Beijing of trying to hold down prices for its domestic manufacturer.. More -
Syrian troops retake opposition stronghold
Syrian government forces have re-established full control in the northern city of Idlib following days of deadly clashes with opposition fighters, sources within the country have told Al Jazeera. The military victory capped a day on which the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad signed a decree stating that parliamentary elections will be held on May.. More -
Israel and Gaza factions 'agree on truce'
Israel and factions in the Gaza Strip have agreed to an Egyptian-mediated truce to end four days of cross-border violence, a senior Egyptian security official has said. The official told Reuters news agency on Tuesday that both sides "agreed to end the current operations" including an unusual undertaking by Israel to "stop assassinations".. More -
Thousands march for change in Bangladesh
Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka to demand the government step down and hold elections, police said. In what is being seen as the biggest opposition demonstration since the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) suffered a landslide defeat in 2008 polls, the protest on Monday was largely peaceful but under the watchful.. More -
'Massacre' in Homs as Syria attacks intensify
Dozens of civilians in Syria's city of Homs were killed in cold blood, the government and opposition said, disputing responsibility for what both sides called a massacre. State media in Damascus, which often ignores activists' claims, confirmed killings in Homs on Monday but blamed "armed terrorists" as it frequently calls those behind.. More -
UN urged to act over Gaza hostilities
The Palestinians and Israelis have made rival calls for the UN Security Council to act as Israel hit back against rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip with deadly air strikes that left at least 18 people killed, according to medics in Gaza. Tensions have mounted as the international Quartet on the Middle East - the US, Russia, EU and UN - holds its.. More -
Egypt MPs in no-trust motion against govt
Egypt's parliament has voted to begin steps to withdraw confidence from the military-appointed government. The move on Sunday will pile pressure on the ruling generals to appoint a new cabinet led by the Muslim Brotherhood. A vote of no-confidence would take Egypt into new political waters and could set the stage for a confrontation if the generals,.. More -
Sarkozy threatens 'to close' France's borders
Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, threatened in a key election rally to pull France out of Europe's 25-nation visa free zone unless the EU does more to keep out clandestine immigrants. Sarkozy, who this week said France had too many foreigners, made the threat at a mass meeting which he hopes will turn the tide against front-running Francois Hollande,.. More -
Death toll climbs after Israeli raids on Gaza
One more Palestinian has been killed in a fresh Israeli air raid on the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll from Israeli attacks to 16 since Friday, Palestinian medical sources said. At least one more Palestinian was wounded in the raid early on Sunday on the eastern part of the Gaza Strip, the sources said, after armed groups fired 100 rockets into.. More
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