CAIRO, May 22–Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour could be released Tuesday on medical grounds after a year in jail, Egyptian press said.

By RAHIM FAIEZ, Associated Press Afghanistan’s lower house of parliament voted Monday to oust an outspoken female lawmaker who has enraged former mujahedeen fighters now in President Hamid Karzai’s U.S.-backed government. The lawmaker, Malalai Joya, compared parliament to a stable full of animals in a recent TV interview. The video …

Canada and Britain must put pressure on Pakistan’s president to clear country of insurgents, experts warn Mike Blanchfield, The Ottawa Citizen Published: Monday, May 21, 2007 It was a fierce battle last September between the Pakistani army and al-Qaeda insurgents. When the dust settled and the bodies were counted, 20 terrorist …