MAKHACHKALA, Russia (AP) - A bomb exploded Wednesday in a busy shopping area in the capital of Russia's restive republic of Dagestan, killing at least two people, police said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
MATAI, Egypt (AP) - Ezzat Kromer's resistance to his kidnappers did not last long. One of the masked gunmen fired a round between his feet as he sat behind the wheel of his car and said with chilling calm, "The next one will go into your he... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Activists say Syrian rebels have captured the governor of northern Raqqa province as opposition fighters try to overrun the last remaining pockets of loyalist forces in the provincial capital. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghanistan's president says all U.S. special forces must leave eastern Wardak province within two weeks because of allegations that Afghans working with them are torturing and abusing other Afghans. (Source: Associated... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - A curfew was to begin Monday after Egypt's president declared a state of emergency in three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by a weekend wave of unrest that left more than 50 dead and plunged the nation further into turmoil. (Sourc... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's president declared a state of emergency and curfew in three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by a weekend wave of unrest that left more than 50 dead, using tactics of the ousted regime to get a grip on discontent over his Is... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's president has declared a 30-day state of emergency and curfew in the three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by a wave of political violence that has left more than 50 dead in three days. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia (AP) - Authorities in Indonesia's Aceh province are pressing ahead with a proposed Islamic law that would ban female passengers from straddling motorbikes despite reported opposition from the central government. (Source: A... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Rebels thrust into a strategic town in Syria's central Hama province on Thursday, activists said, pursuing a string of territorial gains to help cut army supply lines and cement a foothold in the capital Damascus to the south.... [Full Article]
The Syrian conflict has largely driven tourists away from Turkey's border province of Antakya, but hotels are full due to an influx of journalists that some say is too good to last. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]