“Police fired tear gas into crowds as violent clashes between authorities and anti-government protesters erupted Friday in the Egyptian cities of Cairo and Alexandria. At least 1,000 protesters gathered in Alexandria, and youths hurled rocks through black clouds of gas. Crowds ran through the streets toward the city’s central square. In Cairo, police were out [...]
“There was a ‘little explosion’ Thursday at the Post Hotel Morosani in Davos, Switzerland, which is hosting the high-powered annual World Economic Forum this week, police there said. Fon Mahturos, a WEF spokesman, said ‘a small firework went off at the back entrance’ of the hotel. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is scheduled to attend [...]
“Israeli intelligence services are on high alert due to developments in Lebanon following the latest governmental crisis, Israeli TV said. Israeli TV cited a prominent military source saying that a joint task force between Israel’s military intelligence — known as Aman — and the Mossad is closely following developments in Lebanon with the understanding that [...]
“A suicide bomber attacked Moscow’s busiest airport on Monday, killing 35 people and wounding about 100, authorities and state television said. The blast occurred around 4:30 p.m. at the entrance of the international arrivals section of Domodedovo Airport, the Itar-Tass news agency reported, citing a spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee, Tatyana Morozova. “ (Russian [...]
“In a message specifically targeting France, al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden warned that Paris would pay a ‘high price’ for its policies and that the fate of French hostages would depend on the pullout of French troops from ‘Muslim lands’, in a purported audiotape broadcast on Arabic news network Al Jazeera on Friday. ‘We [...]