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Egyptian authorities arrest Muslim Brotherhood leader
Egyptian authorities said on Tuesday they had arrested the supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, as they stepped up a campaign to ...9/11 lawyer to challenge secret Guantanamo camp
A defense lawyer who gained access to a top-secret camp at the notorious US-run Guantanamo Bay prison has said it does not ...Gay marriage law comes into effect in New Zealand
Dozens of same-sex couples said "I do" Monday as New Zealand became the first Asia-Pacific country, and only the 14th in the ...24 Egyptian policemen killed in Sinai peninsula
Egyptian security officials say suspected militants ambushed two police minibuses in northern Sinai Monday, killing 24 policemen.South Korea, U.S. begin two-week joint war drills
South Korea launched a military drill Monday with the United States against a simulated North Korean invasion, even as a recent easing ...Al-Qaeda reportedly targeting European high-speed rail network
A report by the German mass circulation daily Bild on Monday said that al-Qaeda leaders have been plotting attacks on high-speed rail ...95% chance that humans caused global warming, new report says
An international team of climate scientists reports with near certainty that most of the global temperature rise over recent decades is due ...Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak may be freed from jail soon
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who was overthrown in an uprising in 2011, will be released from jail within days after a ...Egypt army chief vows to stand firm in face of violence
The head of Egypt\'s military says the army will not stand by silently in the face of violence after hundreds of people ...Central Africa coup leader Michel Djotodia sworn in as president
Former rebel leader Michel Djotodia was sworn in as president of the Central African Republic on Sunday, five months after seizing power ...