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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey brief the press at the Pentagon, September 18, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia. Secretary Hagel addressed the Washington DC Naval Yard shooting that killed 12 people on September 16th. (Rod Lamkey/Getty Images/AFP)

Hagel Orders Two Reviews in Response to Shooting

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2013 | World

Washington, AP—Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered two sweeping reviews of military security and employee screening programs, acknowledging Wednesday that “a lot of red flags” may have been missed in the background of the Washington Navy Yard...

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FILE – In this April 20, 2013, file photo, Pakistan’s former President and military ruler Pervez Musharraf arrives at an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)

Pakistan’s Musharraf charged with murder of Benazir Bhutto

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 20, 2013 | World

Pakistan, Reuters—A court in Pakistan charged former military dictator Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday with the 2007 murder of Benazir Bhutto in an unprecedented move likely to anger the all-powerful army. The indictment of the army chief who seized power in a 1999 coup...

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A supporter of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chants slogans against the army during a protest Cairo University, in Giza, Egypt, Friday, July 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

Mursi faces jailbreak probe as Egypt braces for protests

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 26, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Egypt braces for a new wave of protests and counter-protests between supporters and opponents of Mohamed Mursi, state prosecutors have ordered the deposed president’s detention for a period of 15 days over alleged contacts with the...

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George Zimmerman (L) is congratulated by his defense team after being found not guilty, on the 25th day of his trial at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center July 13, 2013 in Sanford, Florida (AFP PHOTO / Joe Burbank)

Jury acquits George Zimmerman in killing of Trayvon Martin

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 14, 2013 | World

Sanford, Reuters—A Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman on Saturday for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, setting free a man who had become a polarizing figure in the national debate over racial profiling and self-defense laws. The panel...

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Egyptians carry the coffin of a Shiite man, who was killed last night along with three others by a mob, during a funeral in El-Sayeda Nafisa Mosque in Cairo on June 24, 2013. AFP PHOTO/GIANLUIGI GUERCIA

Eight arrested in Egypt on Shi’ite murder charges

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Jun 26, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq AL-Awsat—Egyptian authorities have arrested eight people in connection with the murder of four Shi’ite men in the Abu-Muslim village in Giza governorate on Sunday. An unidentified security source said authorities in Giza arrested eight people...