CAIRO (AP) ― Egyptian riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed into Cairo’s Tahrir Square Saturday to dismantle a protest tent camp, setting off clashes that killed two protesters, injured hundreds and raised tensions days before the first elections since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster.The scenes of protesters fighting with black-clad police forces were reminiscent of the 18-day uprising that forced an end to Mubarak’s rule in February. Hundreds of protesters fought back, hurling stones an

Nov. 20, 2011

BUENOS AIRES (AP) ― Reaching the end of the Earth has become almost routine these days: One hundred years after Norway’s Roald Amundsen beat Britain’s R.F. Scott to the South Pole, more than 30 teams are trying for it this year.Some will kite-sail over the vast Antarctic ice and snow. Others will drive in from the coast. A wealthy handful will be dropped off one degree north of the South Pole, for relatively leisurely guided treks of about 70 miles to the pole.But Felicity Aston has been there,

Nov. 20, 2011

Tents pop up, walk-outs are staged as students protest problems like student debt, poor job prospectsMIAMI (AP) ― Mo Tarafa stood before students at a small, outdoor concrete auditorium at Florida International University and called for volunteers to sit in the 10 chairs before her. Each chair, she said, represented 10 percent of the wealth in the United States and 10 percent of the population.The students, mostly in their 20s and wearing jeans and T-shirts on a balmy autumn Thursday afternoon i

Nov. 20, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Protesters sitting on the ground supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement on the campus of the University of California, Davis took a face full of pepper spray at close range from an officer in riot gear in an incident that was captured on cellphone video and spread virally a

Nov. 20, 2011

TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Moammar Gadhafi's son Seif al-Islam _ the only wanted member of the ousted ruling family to remain at large _ was captured as he traveled with aides in a convoy in Libya's southern desert, Libyan officials said Saturday. Thunderous celebratory gunfire shook the Libyan capital

Nov. 20, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― Occupy Wall Street protesters clogged streets and tied up traffic around the U.S. on Thursday to mark two months since the movement’s birth and signal they aren’t ready to quit, despite the breakup of many of their encampments by police. Hundreds of people were arrested, most of them in New York.The demonstrations ― which took place in cities including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Boston, Washington and Portland, Oregon ― were for the most part peaceful. Most of the arrests were for b

Nov. 18, 2011

DAMASCUS (AFP) ― Rebel troops hit offices of Syria’s ruling party on Thursday, a day after a daring raid on an intelligence base that prompted Russia to warn that its longtime ally risks “full-scale civil war.”The rocket-propelled grenade attack in northwestern Idlib province, near Turkey, came as government forces killed eight people, including two children, despite an Arab League ultimatum that Syria halt the bloodshed or risk sanctions.“A group of dissident troops attacked regime youth office

Nov. 18, 2011

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ A man accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House believed he was Jesus and thought President Barack Obama was the Antichrist, according to court documents and those who knew him. At one point, he even suggested to an acquaintance the president was planning to implant c

Nov. 18, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Long viewed as big on talk but short on action, a bloc of Southeast Asian nations has seen its global clout surge during the last year under the leadership of regional giant Indonesia. But the group’s impact could diminish after the torch passes to smaller, less democratic nations following a summit this week.That would be bad news for the United States, which has looked to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to help keep China’s regional ambitions in check and to develo

Nov. 17, 2011

Oman, Korea expanding relations and cooperationThe following was contributed by Oman Ambassador to Korea Mohamed Alharthy on the occasion of the 41st National Day of the Sultanate of Oman. ― Ed.This Nov. 18, the Sultanate is celebrating its 41st National Day continuing its modern renaissance with strong steps to maintain the power to achieve its goals, of which the main ones are development and prosperity, the happiness for the Omani citizens, and enhancing the national joint between leader H.M

Nov. 17, 2011

Countering China, Washington vows to expand influence in AsiaCANBERRA (AP) ― Signaling a determination to counter a rising China, President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to expand U.S. influence in the Asia-Pacific region and “project power and deter threats to peace” in that part of the world even as he reduces defense spending and winds down two wars.“The United States is a Pacific power, and we are here to stay,” he declared in a speech to the Australian Parliament, sending an unmistakable mes

Nov. 17, 2011