Egyptian medics and army personnel escort former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from a helicopter ambulance after it landed at Maadi Military Hospital following a hearing in his retrial in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Egypt's highest court in January ordered a retrial for Mubarak, for failing to stop the killing of 900 protestors in…
STORY HIGHLIGHTSBassem Youssef was charged with mocking Egypt's president and insulting Islam Dean Obeidallah: Youssef, considered the Jon Stewart of Egypt, was performing comedy He says there's fear in the Middle East that comedy will undermine political leaders Obeidallah: Will Egypt's new president embrace democracy and freedom of expression? Editor's note: Dean Obeidallah, a former…
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House on Friday condemned the rape and assault of women at recent demonstrations in Egypt and called on the Cairo government to prevent sexual violence and prosecute those responsible.
Egyptian authorities arrested three men off the coast of Alexandria for attempting to sever an undersea Internet cable. The SEA-ME-WE 4 main line was part of a cable network that spanned the Mediterranean and connects Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Western Europe and has 39 landing points, including Alexandria. Seacom, a cable operator, said…
STORY HIGHLIGHTSEgypt fans allowed to attend World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe in Alexandria Previous home match was played behind closed doors due to security fears "Pharaohs" seeking to qualify for World Cup finals for first time since 1990 Guinea's 0-0 draw with Mozambique gives Bob Bradley's team to extend lead (CNN) -- A few thousand…
Buy AP Photo Reprints CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security officials say vigilantes beat two alleged thieves, stripped them half-naked and then hung them in public in a small Nile Delta town. Both the men died.The officials say the two men had stolen a rickshaw from a town in the province of Gharbiya. Angry residents in…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un poses with security officers in this government-published photograph.STORY HIGHLIGHTSJean H. Lee may have been the first person to send a mobile tweet from North Korea The country last month launched a new 3G wireless network, available only to foreigners Lee, of the AP, is the only U.S. reporter granted…
Buy AP Photo Reprints LONDON (AP) — Even without modern-day temptations like fast food or cigarettes, people had clogged arteries some 4,000 years ago, according to the biggest-ever study of mummies searching for the condition.Researchers say that suggests heart disease may be more a natural part of human aging rather than being directly tied to…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un poses with security officers in this government-published photograph.STORY HIGHLIGHTSJournalist Jean H. Lee may have been the first person to tweet from North Korea The country last month launched a new 3G wireless network, available only to foreigners Lee, of the AP, is the only U.S. reporter granted regular access…
The New South China Mall is filled with palm-trees, cafés, canals and leisure facilities - but few customers. The mall has capacity for 2,350 stores, yet after eight years is considered a "dead mall."Much of the super mall remains unused and derelict. Two men walking through the empty mall in a space planned for restaurants.The…
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