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Egypt mosque besieged as Islamists prepare fresh demonstrations
Egyptian security forces surrounded a Cairo mosque early Saturday where about 1,000 protesters are trapped inside.Ad tech company Rocket Fuel files for a $100 million IPO
Advertisement technology company Rocket Fuel Inc., has filed form S-1 with U.S. Securirties and Exchange commission to raise up to $100 million ...Bradley Manning apologizes for hurting US at Wikileaks sentencing
US soldier Bradley Manning has apologised to a military court for giving war logs and diplomatic secrets to the WikiLeaks website three ...Obama condemns Egypt over violence, cancels joint military exercise
President Obama announced Thursday that the U.S. has canceled an upcoming joint military exercise with Egypt, amid concern over the violent clashes ...Iraq car bombs kill at least 23 across Baghdad
Multiple car bombs have exploded in the Iraqi capital, killing at least 23 people and wounding dozens of others.World condemns Egypt violence
World leaders, including the US, EU and the UN, have condemned the bloody security crackdown on anti-military protesters in the Egyptian capital, ...United Nations chemical weapons team to visit Syria
U.N. experts will travel to Syria imminently to investigate claims of chemical weapons use during that country\'s civil war after the United ...Israel and Palestinians begin direct peace talks
An Israeli official says a new round of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians has begun.ElBaradei quits as Egypt vice president in protest at crackdown
Egyptian interim Vice President Mohamed Elbaradei resigned from his post following heavy political violence in Egypt. Elbaradei announced his resignation in a ...Egypt declares month-long state of emergency
Egypt\'s interim president has declared a monthlong state of emergency to combat worsening violence after riot police moved to clear two sprawling ...