Africa
- 25 February 2012
Presidential candidate carjacked
Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh was carjacked and beaten late Thursday as he was returning from a conference, his campaign manager said.
- 08 January 2012
Syrian government buries Damascus bomb victims
Thousands of people have taken part in a massive government-organised funeral ceremony for victims of Friday's bomb attack in the capital Damascus.
At least 26 people died in the attack, some of them from the security forces.
- 24 September 2011
The risks and rewards of the Palestinian statehood bid
Sir Daniel Bethlehem was the principal legal adviser of the United Kingdom Foreign & Commonwealth Office from May 2006 to May 2011. He is now director of legal policy International Limited (LPI). YaleGlobal Online, where this piece originally appeared, is the flagship publication of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization.
- 05 February 2012
Obama slams Syria on massacre
As international anger grows over reports of mass carnage at the hands of the Syrian regime, President Barack Obama urged the U.N. Security Council to pass a draft resolution Saturday aimed at reining in the bloody crackdown.
- 29 November 2011
Egyptians vote in country's
Egyptians streamed into polling places Monday to vote in the first election since an improbable revolt toppled one of the world's longest-serving rulers.
Hundreds of people lined up on the streets of downtown Cairo, waiting patiently to cast their ballots in the first round of voting to decide who will sit in the upper and lower houses of Parliament. The lower house will be tasked with drafting Egypt's new constitution.
- 23 September 2011
South Africa overpower Namibia in 12-try romp at World Cup
Wing Brian Habana became South Africa's all-time leading try scorer on Thursday as the Springboks thrashed Namibia 87-0 at the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
The 28-year-old went over for the reigning world champions in the first half for his 39th Test try -- his first since a score against Italy in June 2010 -- to move clear of previous record-holder Joost van der Westhuizen.
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