Occupy Wall Street registers as one of the biggest surprises of 2011. Despite constant criticisms that it lacked a concrete set of goals or demands, Occupy Wall Street's broad critique of economic injustice resonated with a country still grappling with the fallout from the financial crisis. A timeline of the movement.
Commenting on the shocking photograph of a woman, stripped by soldiers, during the clashes between Egypt's armed forces and anti-military protesters, Egyptian Sheikh Khaled el-Gendy said that the woman was responsible for whatever happened, by being in the protest in the first place.
Canadian telecom upstart Globalive wants to buy rival Mobilicity but no deal is imminent or indeed likely until the government clarifies rules on foreign ownership and airwave allocation, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
Due to Kenya’s soaring unemployment rate, the men are easily fooled into this trap.
Workers began culling 17,000 chickens at a wholesale poultry market in Hong Kong on Wednesday after a dead chicken there tested positive for the deadly H5N1 avian virus, a government spokesman said.
At least 43 journalists were killed worldwide in direct relation to their work this year according to the year-end survey on journalists killed in the line of duty by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) .
Van Eck Global, a fund manager with wide experience in emerging markets, is preparing to debut in another risky sector it bets will offer competitive returns in 2012 -- Europe's high-yield corporate debt market.
Egyptian police and soldiers fired weapons and used batons and teargas for a fifth day Tuesday in the latest effort to clear Cairo's central Tahrir Square of opponents of army rule, amid mounting international concern about the violence.
Graphic images of the clashes between Egypt's armed forces and the anti-military protesters continued to shock the world on Sunday, the third consecutive day of ongoing fight, which have left ten protestors dead and 505 others injured; 81 of whom admitted to hospital. Total of 106 security troop members including three high ranking officials were also injured as demonstrators hurled stones and crude bombs at the armed forces, Egyptian officials said.
Commodities trader Trafigura's profits soared nearly two-thirds to a record over $1 billion this year, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing a note to bondholders.
A graphic video and photos over the weekend of an Egyptian woman being stripped and beaten by government soldiers have sparked outrage in Egypt and internationally.
An Egyptian pipeline carrying gas to Israel and Jordan was bombed Sunday, the 10th such attack this year, but no fire erupted because the line that runs through North Sinai was already disabled, a security source said.
Military police battled demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square early Sunday, the third day of clashes that have killed 10 people and injured hundreds, only days after the first free election most Egyptians can remember.
Soldiers baton-charged demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday, a day after street clashes killed eight people and wounded more than 300, marring the first free election most Egyptians can remember.
Egyptian government forces cracked down on pro-democracy activists in Cairo Friday. Government sources confirm at least two dead and 150 injured.
Staying in Syria would tacitly suggest that Hamas supports Assad, who has already become the loneliest and most isolated leader in the Middle East.
Italian financial institutions have already released about 600 million euros ($782 million) of Libyan assets.
Tom Petty, The Eagles, Foo Fighters and John Mayor will be headlining the 2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest-- one of the most anticipated music events of the year.
Voters in Egypt went to the polls Wednesday to vote in the second round of parliamentary elections.
Thomas Cook will close 200 underperforming shops and 500 hotels and is lining up further disposals, as it battles to cut debt and restore confidence among investors and customers after a bailout by its banks.
The secrets of the hidden inner chamber inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, also called the Pyramid of Khufu, have long since puzzled researchers, for well over a century. However, they may finally be unraveled next year, according to a research team exploring the site.
Tourism will be a key priority for Egypt if Islamists come to power, the country’s major Islamist parties announced on Sunday.
