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Egyptians set to pick president for first time

in International - Wed May 23, 2012

Egyptians vote today for the first time to pick their president in a wide open election that pits Islamists against men who served under deposed leader Hosni Mubarak.

Violence in Syria spills over into Lebanon

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

BIREH, Lebanon (AP)  Syria\'s war barreled over the border with an angry, raucous funeral Monday for an anti-Syrian cleric whose killing set off a night of deadly st

Gulf integration

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

THOUGH Saudi Arabia has pushed for a Gulf Cooperation Council "union" at a recent summit in Riyadh, it is difficult to foresee such a development in the near future. The

Political mafias breathing their last: Imran Khan

in National - Mon May 14, 2012

Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said the time of "corrupt rulers" in the country is coming to an end and the ruling "political mafias" are bre

CM pledges Rs220m After 13 years women varsity to get own

in National - Sat May 12, 2012

Students from far-flung areas in Fatima Jinnah Women University will no longer have to look for outside accommodation. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Friday anno

May 12 rally will be strong warning to anti democratic for

in National - Fri May 11, 2012

KarachiSindh Information Minister, Shazia Atta Marri on Thursday said that hundreds of thousand people will participate in PPP public meeting at Kamoon Shaheed, at Sindh-

Hollande ushers in new era for France and questions for EU

in International - Mon May 07, 2012

Socialist Francois Hollande defeated conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy today to become France\'s next president, heralding a change in how Europe tackles its debt crisi

PTI will nurture future leadership in educational institut

in International - Mon May 07, 2012

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said on Monday that the student wings of political parties had caused a severe blow to academic activities by indu

Calm returns to Cairo after day of deadly clashes

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

CAIRO Calm returned to Cairo on Saturday after Egypt\'s military rulers imposed an overnight curfew around the defence ministry following fierce clashes between troops a

Overnight curfew imposed after troops, protesters clash in

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

CAIRO: Egyptian troops have blasted protesters with water cannons, tear gas and live ammunition, trying to prevent them from marching on the Defense Ministry in clashes t

Tymoshenko to be treated at Ukrainian clinic

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine\'s jailed former prime minister, has tentatively agreed to receive medical treatment at a local hospital under the supervision of a German docto

Clashes erupt at mass rally in Cairo

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

Egyptian armed forces and protesters have clashed in Cairo, with troops using water cannon and rocks to disperse demonstrators trying to reach the defence ministry.

Manthorpe European leaders shun Ukraine over imprisonment

in International - Fri May 04, 2012

Ukraine"s dreams of being welcomed into the expanding Greater Europe are withering before President Viktor Yanukovych"s apparently insatiable passion for vengeance

Bin Laden worried about legacy and sought to kill Obama

in International - Fri May 04, 2012

May 04--WASHINGTON -- In his final months padding around the dark third-floor room in his cinder-block Pakistan hide-out, the world\'s most notorious terrorist mastermind sp

Goverments set to boycott Euro 2012

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

Austria and the Netherlands announced Wednesday they would not send government ministers to the Euro 2012 soccer tournament because of the way that co-host nation Ukraine ha

Obama wins politics of terror

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

United States President Barack Obama\'s strategy of maximizing personal political mileage for his presidential re-election campaign from the killing of Osama bin Laden ha

Ghost of Mubarak haunts Egypts electioneering

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

It\'s only the third day of campaigning in Egypt, and already 20 people are dead. But death tolls have a horrible habit of rising, as Egypt well knows after over a year o

Coalition calls for massive demonstrations across Egypt

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

Hundreds of demonstrators extended their sit-in outside Egypt\'s defense ministry into a sixth day on Thursday as organizers called for mass protests following violence that

Egypt military renews pledge to step down

in International - Thu May 03, 2012

A senior member of Egypt\'s ruling military council says it remains committed to handing over power to a civilian administration by July 1. The announcement was made a day a

Islamists Fortunes Fade Before Egypt Vote

in International - Fri April 27, 2012

CAIROThe runaway victory that Egyptian voters handed to Islamist parties in recent parliamentary elections is looking increasingly Pyrrhic.

The Muslim

Sarkozy woos far right votes to evade another defeat

in International - Mon April 23, 2012

Paris: President Nicolas Sarkozy hammered home pledges to get tough on immigration and security on Monday as he sought to win over record numbers of far-right voters

Egypt is on a collision course

in International - Sat April 21, 2012

A range of Egypt"s political forces has joined the large-scale protests against the ruling military on Tahrir Square. With the SCAF reluctant to give up power and the people

Three top candidates banned in Egypt polls

in International - Wed April 18, 2012

Egypt\'s election commission has rejected the appeals of three main contenders for president, definitively removing the most polarising candidates from the race to become th

Egypt Islamists denounce Mubarak-era "leftovers\'

in International - Sat April 14, 2012

CAIRO - Islamists were out on the streets of Cairo in a show of force Friday to demand members of ousted president Hosni Mubarak\'s regime be barred from politics, in a s

Thousands in Cairo Protest Mubarak Aide"s Presidential Bid

in International - Sat April 14, 2012

CAIRO Egypt"s rival Islamist groups flexed their political muscle on Friday, drawing thousands of supporters from across the country to Tahrir Square to protest the pres