Beirut gunbattle leaves 1 dead as fears grow of spillover from Syria conflict
Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press
21 May, 2012 0
BEIRUT - Lebanese security officials say overnight clashes in Beirut between Sunni groups that support and oppose the regime in Damascus have killed one person and wounded 10. The clashes in the predominantly Sunni neighbourhood of Tariq Jadidah are Beirut's worst in four years. They erupted hours a
In one Egyptian orchestra, blind women memorize note by note
Amr Nabil, The Associated Press
20 May, 2012 0
CAIRO - Just from hearing it, it's like any professional orchestra. But the assembly of white-veiled Egyptian women in matching black gowns has a startling difference. Every woman in the orchestra is blind. The women in Cairo's Egyptian Blind Girls Chamber Orchestra first learn the songs by reading
Tropical Storm Alberto forms off SC; 1st storm in a hurricane season that begins June 1
Tom Foreman Jr., The Associated Press
20 May, 2012 0
RALEIGH, N.C. - Tropical Storm Alberto emerged off South Carolina's coastline Sunday, the first storm of its kind to form in a hurricane season that doesn't officially begin until June 1. The storm was not expected to approach landfall on the Carolinas' coast, but it prompted a tropical storm watch
Family of slain Hamas operative seeks to prevent release of Israeli movie
Ibrahim Barzak, The Associated Press
20 May, 2012 0
Relatives of a slain Hamas operative are seeking to block the release of a movie being made in Israel about his 2010 assassination in a Dubai luxury hotel, a family member said Sunday. The killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was widely blamed on Israel's Mossad spy agency, which never confirmed or denied
Sri Lanka's president orders authorities to free jailed ex-army chief turned politician
Bharatha Mallawarachi, The Associated Press
20 May, 2012 0
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's president has ordered authorities to free the country's jailed former army chief, a man credited with ending the country's long civil war but who later was imprisoned after challenging the president in elections. President Mahinda Rajapaksa signed papers ordering the
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