Egypt police arrest 21 soccer fans following deadly stampede
By SARAH EL DEEB Egyptian police have arrested 21 soccer fans in the wake of a deadly stampede outside a Cairo stadium and are accusing them of attacking policemen, damaging…
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By PHILIPPE SOTTO and GREG KELLER Disgraced former International Monetary Fund boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn told a French court Tuesday that he was unaware that women who participated in orgies at…
From Jordan base, UAE resumes airstrikes on Islamic State
By ADAM SCHRECK United Arab Emirates fighter planes roared out of an air base in Jordan on Tuesday to pound Islamic State militant positions, marking a return to combat operations…
Officials: US closing embassy in Yemen due to unrest
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE The United States is closing its embassy in Yemen amid political deadlock and deteriorating security conditions after the takeover of the country by…
Man charged with 1st-degree murder in UVa student’s death
By LARRY O’DELL The man already charged with the abduction of a University of Virginia student who was missing for weeks before her body was discovered has been indicted on…
Obama to send his new war powers request to Capitol Hill
By DEB RIECHMANN and NEDRA PICKLER The White House was ready to share with lawmakers Tuesday its plan to seek authority for the use of military force against the Islamic…
NBC’s ‘The Slap’ raises more than a hand, it raises issues
As full disclosure in discussing NBC’s new miniseries “The Slap,” I must say that, as a youngster, I got the occasional whack for misbehaving. From my wonderful parents. From a…
Drew Peterson charged with plotting to kill prosecutor
Drew Peterson, the former suburban Chicago police officer convicted of killing his third wife and suspected in the disappearance of his fourth, has been charged with trying to hire someone…