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Quake in New Zealand kills at least 65

Feb 22, 2011

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) -- A powerful earthquake struck one of New Zealand's biggest cities Tuesday at the height of a busy workday, toppling tall buildings and churches, crushing buses and ki...
Yemeni president digs in as protests spread

Feb 22, 2011

Amid bloodshed, demonstrators loot and burn down local government building SANAA (AFP) ― Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh vowed on Monday not to quit under popular pressure as demonstrations dema...
Afghan: At least 30 killed in suicide blast

Feb 21, 2011

Afghan: At least 30 killed in suicide blast
Thousands flee as Philippine volcano erupts

Feb 21, 2011

Thousands flee as Philippine volcano erupts
Gadhafi’s son warns of civil war in Libya

Feb 21, 2011

CAIRO (AP) ― After anti-government unrest spread to the Libyan capital of Tripoli and protesters seized military bases and weapons Sunday, Moammar Gadhafi’s son went on state television to proclaim t...
China tries to stop ‘Jasmine Revolution’

Feb 21, 2011

BEIJING (AP) ― Jittery Chinese authorities staged a show of force to stamp out a mysterious online call for a “Jasmine Revolution,” with hundreds of onlookers but only a handful of people actively jo...
Dance transforms inmates in Taiwan ‘jail of art’

Feb 21, 2011

ERLIN, Taiwan (AFP) ― When Wang, 24, went to jail three years ago he had no idea he would end up in a bid to break a record for most inmates dancing together. Wang is one of more than 2,000 inmates ...
Tunisia asks Saudi Arabia to extradite Ben Ali

Feb 21, 2011

TUNIS (AFP) ― Tunisia’s interim government on Sunday asked Saudi Arabia to extradite deposed strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali as it faced a second day of protests demanding its resignation. Prime M...
Gaddafi leaves Libya: TV

Feb 21, 2011

TRIPOLI (Xinhua) ― Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has left his country for Venezuela, Doha-based Al-Jazeera reported on Sunday. (Reuters) - Libyan security forces shot dead dozens of protesters as th...
Middle East protest wave grows: Bahrain, Yemen and now Libya

Feb 17, 2011

MANAMA (AP) ― The swelling protests against Bahrain’s rulers gained momentum Wednesday with huge crowds calling for a sweeping political overhaul and the kingdom’s stunned leaders appearing to shift ...
Egypt fuels U.S.-Iran fight for influence on region

Feb 17, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― Reeling from the fall of its ally Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, the United States is hitting back at Iran as the arch foes fight for influence in a Middle East upended by popular unrest,...
Obama warns Muslim nations: Get ahead of the curve on reform

Feb 16, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― President Barack Obama on Tuesday warned autocratic U.S. allies they cannot crush the Middle East’s youthful “hunger” for change and offered “moral support” to Iranian protesters d...
Iranian protesters clash with police

Feb 15, 2011

TEHRAN (AFP) ― Iranian riot police fired tear gas and paintballs at anti-government protesters in Tehran, websites and witnesses said Monday, while an Iranian news agency said a bystander had been sh...
Arab regimes must change or face revolt

Feb 14, 2011

DUBAI (AFP) ― Within less than a month, popular uprisings toppled the long-time presidents of Egypt and Tunisia, and revolts could spread to other Arab countries if they do not implement reforms quic...
Mubarak: A survivor comes undone

Feb 13, 2011

CAIRO (AP) ― He survived assassination attempts and wave after wave of Mideast crises, a solid ally of the West whose stable image reassured many Egyptians. Hosni Mubarak ended his presidency as a sy...