The United States Army insists that it’s not so desperate that it would recruit the mentally ill to serve on the front lines.
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Turks rally for secularism
Tens of thousands of Turks have rallied in the northern city of Samsun in the latest of a series of weekly pro-secular demonstrations against the government ahead of elections.
Read More »Anti-imperialistic rally was held in Kyiv
On May, 20th, Anti-imperialistic rally against imperial Russia’s policy, to coincide with the 143rd anniversary of the completion of the first Russian-Caucasian war (May 21, 1864) and occupation of Caucasus by Russia, took place in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
Read More »Wu Tours Sino-Egyptian Joint Aircraft Plant
China’s top legislator Wu Bangguo toured a Chinese-Egyptian joint training aircraft project in Cairo on Sunday, a program which highlights the strength of Sino-Egyptian relations.
Read More »First visit to Egypt by a Salvadoran leader in 23 years
El Salvador’s President Elias Antonio Saca was in Egypt Monday in the first visit by a Salvadoran leader since Cairo cut ties with San Salvador in 1984.
Read More »Egypt arrests 45 Muslim Brotherhood members in ongoing crackdown
CAIRO, Egypt: Police arrested 45 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood Monday as part of Egypt’s ongoing campaign against the country’s strongest opposition group, the group and police officials said.
Read More »Egypt May Free Opposition Leader
CAIRO, May 22–Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour could be released Tuesday on medical grounds after a year in jail, Egyptian press said.
Read More »Estonia hit by massive cyber attack
Top Estonian officials accused Russian authorities on Thursday (May 17th) of involvement in cyberattacks that have hit the country, amid a dispute with Moscow over the removal of a World War II monument in Tallinn late last month.
Read More »Outlaws plunder Iraq’s dwindling river fisheries
KUT — For thousands of years fishermen have drawn their livelihoods out of the brown waters of the mighty Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which teem with species found nowhere else in the world.
Read More »Low vote turnout prompts questions in Algeria
ALGIERS — It didn’t significantly change the political landscape, but the meagre turnout for parliamentary elections in Algeria has prompted some questions about the future in this fledgling Arab democracy wrestling with the remnants of an Islamist insurgency.
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