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Wafd leader: Egypt witnessing historical phase
Date: 2014-03-24 08:00:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:626829
Wafd Party leader Sayed el-Badawi said that Egypt is witnessing a historical phase that is more difficult than the foreign occupation period. "The enemy right now is a part of the Egyptian people who has exercised all kinds of violence and ....
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Crew member of missing Libyan helicopter found dead
Date: 2014-03-24 07:59:23 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:626767
A Libyan security source said on Sunday that a crew member of a Libyan Mi-35 helicopter, that went missing on February 12, was found dead. Two pilots and three technicians were on board the aircraft. The helicopter was flying from a ....
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Nato warns of Russian army build-up on Ukraine border
Date: 2014-03-24 07:58:06 GMT - Belgium - International - SN:16 - ID:626824
Nato's military commander in Europe has issued a warning about the build-up of Russian forces on Ukraine's border, the BBC news reported. Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen Philip Breedlove said Nato was in particular concerned about the threat ....
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Britain condoles Spain on Adolfo Suarez death
Date: 2014-03-24 07:56:11 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:15 - ID:626821
British Foreign Secretary William Hague offered condolences to Spain over the death of former Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez. He was "a great democrat and leader," said Hague. He recalled that Suarez worked with King Juan Carlos I and led Spain ....
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Gharbiya police abort prison escape attempt
Date: 2014-03-24 07:52:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:626811
Police aborted a prison escape attempt in the Nile Delta province of Gharbiya on Sunday. Prisoners set ablaze blankets to cause panic and chaos inside their detention cells, but police managed to contain the situation in Mahala, a local police ....
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Carter expresses fear federal government is 'probably' spying on him
Date: 2014-03-24 07:51:06 GMT - USA - International - SN:13 - ID:626803
Former US President Jimmy Carter expressed fear that the federal government is “probably” spying on him. “I have felt that my own communications are probably monitored,” Carter, who has frequently criticized the National Security Agency in the ....
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16 suspects arrested in North Sinai
Date: 2014-03-24 07:49:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:626801
Sixteen suspects have been arrested in a security crackdown in North Sinai, security sources said on Sunday. The operation targeted Al-Arish, Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah cities. Three cars were destroyed and eight others seized during the raid. ....
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3 killed, 3 critically injured in Washington state landslide
Date: 2014-03-24 07:47:38 GMT - USA - International - SN:11 - ID:626798
A devastating landslide killed three people, cut off a small town and a river and prompted an evacuation notice for fear of a potentially "catastrophic flood event," authorities in Washington state said Sunday. In addition to those dead, seven ....
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Putin, Merkel express satisfaction over coordination of OSCE mission mandate
Date: 2014-03-24 07:43:47 GMT - Russia - International - SN:10 - ID:626792
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Germany’s Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel have voiced satisfaction over the arrangement on a mandate of the monitoring mission, which the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) will send to ....
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Ethiopia says dam project ensures water flow to downstream states
Date: 2014-03-24 07:37:29 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:9 - ID:626784
Ethiopia said on Sunday the project of a controversial dam, being built on the Nile, is designed to ensure water flow to the downstream states. The project's manager Simegnew Bekele said it was based on a study data regarding rates of water flow ....