Algeria Cracks Down on Protesters, Seven Killed
Algerian President Abdelaziz
Bouteflika's embattled government has raised the stakes by
cracking down on protests in the countries capital of Algiers
as riots in the country's northeast left another seven people
dead.
Egypt Retracts Report on Paper Closures Over Monastery Sex Scandal
Egypt's national news agency
contradicted Tuesday a statement by Prime Minister Atef Ebeid
that two newspapers had been temporarily shut for publishing
graphic stories about an excommunicated monk's alleged sexual
affairs, sparking violent demonstrations by the Coptic
Christian minority.
Palestinians Bury Ali, The Latest "Child Martyr"
A white shroud revealing only a
blood-drained face, a father's face streaming with tears as he
kissed for the last time the lifeless little body placed in a
small earth grave: 12-year-old Ali Abu Shawish joined on
Monday the "child martyrs" of the Palestinian
Intifada, or uprising against the Israeli occupation.
Algeria Cracks Down on Protesters, Seven Killed
Israel, Turkey and U.S. Start First-ever Joint Air Maneuvers
Egypt Retracts Report on Paper Closures Over Monastery Sex Scandal
Palestinians Bury Ali, The Latest "Child Martyr"
