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CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian courts on Sunday heard separate court cases against former President Hosni Mubarak and top leaders of his archrival, the Muslim Brotherhood, both over allegations of killing protesters in separate instances.
Egyptian media portrayed ...

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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s government on Saturday shortened a widely imposed evening curfew, signaling that authorities sense turmoil is waning after unrest following the president’s ouster threatened to destabilize the country this month.
The Cabinet’s decisio...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The signs would seem bad for President Bashar Assad. Blasts echo all day long over the Syrian capital as troops battle rebels entrenched on its eastern doorstep. The government admits the economy is devastated. Allegations of a horr...

JINAN, China (AP) — Ousted Chinese politician Bo Xilai told a court Saturday that he made mistakes that prompted his top aide’s embarrassing U.S. defection bid, but denied criminal responsibility for the incident that triggered the country’s messiest poli...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A peace talk offer from Pakistan’s government has created a rift among militants as the country’s main Taliban organization ousted the head of a side-group for welcoming the offer while the leader refused to accept the main group...

BOCA RATON (AP) — A South Florida high school teacher faces a criminal charge after allegedly using Facebook to solicit sex from students.
Deputies with the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office arrested Stevie Glasspool Thursday. She has been charged with soliciti...

JACKSONVILLE (AP) — A Northeast Florida man faces an attempted murder charge after allegedly beating a 9-year-old girl in a Best Buy restroom.
Jacksonville area TV station First Coast News reports that police have arrested 29-year-old James Patrick Tadros...

CONCH KEY (AP) — Crusty commercial fishing captain Gary Nichols Jr. was upset when his wife Beth told him their second child was going to be a girl, just like their first kid.
With a Kelly and a Katie, but no Gary III, who was going to continue Nichols S...

WEEKI WACHEE(AP) — No injuries were reported following a three-vehicle crash involving two Tampa Bay area school buses.
The Florida Highway Patrol reports that 67-year-old Steven Peter Seybold was stopped at a red light on U.S. 19 in a pickup truck Friday...