Palin makes trip to holy site in Jerusalem
Palin visited a Jewish holy site in Jerusalem soon after arriving in Israel.
Making demands across the Middle East
Demonstrations inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia quickly spread.
Palestinian prisoner calls off hunger strike in deal with Israeli authorities
(Hatem Moussa / AP)
Khader Adnan, 33, accused of being a prominent activist in the militant Islamic Jihad group, had refused food for 65 days.
Yemeni air force officers protest
Even after Tuesday’s presidential election, rifts in the military will remain, activists and politicians say.
Green Zone empties out under Iraqi control
With the Iraqi government in control, the former heart of the U.S. occupation takes on a different feel.
Iran halts oil shipments to Britain, France
The mostly symbolic move appeared aimed at blunting the political impact within Iran of a European oil embargo, set to begin in the summer.
U.S. senators, Afghan leaders discuss deal
The senators took a hard line with President Hamid Karzai on issues precluding long-term partnership between the two nations.
Palestinian hunger striker challenges Israel
Khader Adnan in “immediate danger of death,” attorneys and an Israeli rights group’s doctor say.
Egypt sets trial date for NGO workers
Trial of 43 people, including 16 Americans, is set to begin Feb. 26, according to state media.
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Egyptians cast ballots
Egyptians hold first parliamentary election since Mubarak was ousted.
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Islamists in Egypt
Since ousting Mubarak, the Islamists and liberals have quarreled over Egypt’s religious tenor.
Clearing Tahrir Square
Egypt’s army and military police try to clear the last protesters from Cairo's main square.
After Egypt’s regime change
Ruling council says it will run the country for six months, or until elections are held.
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Faces of the Fallen
Portraits of U.S. service members who have died in Operation Enduring Freedom and in Iraq.
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Asia / Pacific
Africa
- Kenya army says Somali militants causing food crisis by blocking trade in southern Somalia
- Police no longer watching hospitalized opponent of Malawi's president
- Nigeria's former president to mediate in Senegal ahead of tense vote
- Shell chief says Nigeria could produce 4M barrels of oil a day, but theft, problems rampant
Middle East
- Saudi Arabia names Jordan envoy to also serve as first ambassador to Iraq in 22 years
- Tel Aviv angers religious Israelis by seeking to operate bus routes on the Jewish Sabbath
- On Caspian shore, claims suggest shifting 'signature' of Iran's covert plots
- Red Cross calls for daily 2-hour pause of fighting in Syria to deliver aid, reach wounded
Europe
- Olympic organizers announce plans to run dress rehearsal for torch relay in central England
- Greeks' elation at new debt relief is tempered by prospect of years of sacrifice
- Crisis-hit Portuguese defy govt's Carnival cutback plan, leave work and celebrate instead
- United Nations official warns Eastern Europe could face flooding as snow, ice melt on Danube
The Americas
- 3 inmates killed in northern Mexico prison near penitentiary where 44 were murdered 2 days ago
- Bolivian bandits lured victims onto what looked like city buses and strangled them, police say
- Slaughter of 44 inmates during breakout underlines corruption inside Mexico's crowded prisons
- Honduras officials says dropped cigarette may have caused fire that killed hundreds
