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Masai wait to cast their ballots in front of a polling station during the presidential and parliamentary elections near town of Magadi some 85 km (53 miles) south of Nairobi March 4, 2013. (REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic)


At Least 15 Killed on Kenya Coast on Election Day

At Least 15 Killed on Kenya Coast on Election Day

Nairobi/Mombasa, Reuters—At least 15 people were killed in attacks by machete-wielding gangs on Monday as Kenyans queued to vote in a presidential election they hope will rebuild the nation’s image after a disputed 2007 poll unleashed weeks of tribal bloodshed....
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TOPSHOTS Bangladeshi police drive past a burning car during clashes between police and activists on the streets of Dhaka on March 2, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ STR)


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Bangladeshi activists and former freedom fighters who fought against Pakistan in the 1971 war shout slogans during a rally outside the International Crimes Tribunal court in central Dhaka on February 28, 2013. (AFP)


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Image grab taken from NILE TV shows Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi giving an address on January 27, 2013 (AFP PHOTO)


Crisis in Egypt Continues

Crisis in Egypt Continues

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat–Protesters and police in Egypt continue to clash for a fifth day, despite a presidential state of emergency declaration in three provinces hit hardest by the violence. Yesterday, Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi declared a month-long state of...
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Egyptians react in the Egyptian canal city of Port Said on January 26, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/STR)


Deadly Clashes in Egypt Continue

Deadly Clashes in Egypt Continue

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat- Clashes between rioters and police in Egypt’s Port Said have killed At least 32 people, while another 41 were killed in separate anti-government clashes in the capital Cairo. Protesters in Port Said were enraged by the death sentences handed to...