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PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Fatah and Hamas call their top leaders to the rescue
Babylon & BeyondUnable to agree on who will run the new Palestinian national unity government, the secular Fatah movement and the Islamist Hamas, two bitter rivals for years, decided Tuesday to call their top leaders to the rescue. After a meeting in...... -
SYRIA: Child victim's Facebook page becomes platform for opposition
Babylon & BeyondThe Facebook page created in memory of Hamza Khatib, a 13-year-old boy who died last week, allegedly tortured and killed in state custody, has become a focal point for opposition to four decades of rule by the Assad family in...... -
BAHRAIN: Human rights, online activists urge Formula One not to return
Babylon & BeyondFormula One authorities are expected to decide Friday whether Bahrain will be allowed to host a Grand Prix event this year. The event was postponed in February after protests erupted against the Sunni monarchy in the majority Shiite gulf state....... -
EGYPT: On anniversary of Khaled Said's death, complaints of police brutality, corruption
Babylon & BeyondPolice brutality was part of what motivated people to take to the streets and protest during Egypt’s revolution, which culminated in the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak on Feb. 11. Among the most famous cases was that of 28-year-old...... -
BAHRAIN: Emergency law lifted; human rights activist summoned by military
Babylon & BeyondThis post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. Bahrain lifted its emergency law Wednesday, almost three months after it called in Saudi troops to crush a largely peaceful protest movement popular among the island’s Shiite........ -
Battle Creek Lifts Snow Emergency
FOX 17 NewsThe City of Battle Creek announced the snow emergency established during the blizzard on Groundhog's Day is cancelled, effective noon Friday (February 4). "City Manager Ken Tsuchiyama thanks the residents of the City for their cooperation in this...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Rivers, Emergency Planning, Snow Storms, Politics
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Protesters throng Cairo, pushing Mubarak to go
CAIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands packed central Cairo Friday, waving flags and singing the national anthem, emboldened in their campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak after they repelled pro-regime attackers in two days of bloody street fights. The...Tags: Islam, Metal and Mineral, Kentucky Fried Chicken, U.S. Elections, Politics
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UPDATE: Snow emergency in Elkhart County ends at 6:30 p.m.
Elkhart County officials said roads are becoming more accessible and they plan to lift the snow emergency declaration.
They said at 6:30 p.m. the level 1 warning will be dropped to a level 2 watch. Drivers are still asked to use caution.
All...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Planning, Politics
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Boone County emergency status lifted
Fox59UPDATE: The emergency declaration for Boone County has been lifted, effective as of noon Thursday. County Commissioners say normal traffic and business may be resumed. PREVIOUS STORY: The Boone County Commissioners were planning to meet at noon...Tags: Travel Alerts, Disasters and Accidents, Indiana, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Emergency Planning
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Asia travel: Five trends to watch
Special to the Los Angeles TimesGeopolitics. Rhinoplasty. Who knew those would be among the hottest topics in Asia for 2011? It was news to me, and I've been going back and forth to Asia for a quarter-century, with trips to Japan and China last year alone. To see what the Asia...Tags: Washington, DC, Lungs and Airways, Asia, Medical Procedures and Tests, Rhinoplasty
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Egyptians denounce Mubarak, clash with riot police
CAIRO — Thousands of anti-government protesters, some hurling rocks and climbing atop an armored police truck, clashed with riot police Tuesday in the center of Cairo in a Tunisia-inspired demonstration to demand the end of Hosni Mubarak’s...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Parliament, Democratic Party, Elections, Demonstration
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