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Three women died in a clash between loyalists and opponents of Egypt’s ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi Three women died in clashes between loyalists and opponents of Egypt’s ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, medics said today, despite warnings by the military that it would crackdown on violent protests. “Three people were killed and seven others wounded by birdshot and stabbing ... Read More »

WASHINGTON: An archaeologist claimed to have discovered two new possible pyramid complexes in Egypt with a large mound almost three times the size of the Great Pyramid of Giza. small wood projects Archaeology researcher Angela Micol from Maiden, North Carolina has been conducting satellite archaeology research for over 10 years, searching for ancient sites from space using Google earth satellite ... Read More »

Washington: Led by India’s “Captain Fantastic” Mahendra Singh Dhoni, five Indians have made it to the Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world, whose “ideas spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution.” Other Indians on the Time 100 list released Thursday are “Titan of Industry” Mukesh Ambani, “Brain Mapper” VS Ramachandran, “Philanthropist” Azim Premji and “Change Agent” ... Read More »

MUNICH — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned on Sunday that removing President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt too hastily could threaten the country’s transition to democracy. Her remarks were the Obama administration’s most explicit sign yet of its growing emphasis on averting instability in Egypt, even at the expense of the key demand from the Egyptian protest movement: Mr. ... Read More »

The Obama administration is in talks with top Egyptian officials about the possible immediate resignation of President Hosni Mubarak and the formation of an interim government that could prepare the country for free and fair elections later this year, U.S. officials said late Thursday. Creation of a military-backed caretaker government in Egypt is one of several ideas being discussed as ... Read More »

In Egypt, the tried-and-true tool for opponents of President Hosni Mubarak in recent years has been Facebook. Most recently, it was on Facebook – which boasts 5 million users in Egypt, the most in the Arab world – where youthful outrage over the killing of a prominent activist spread, leading to the protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square and Mubarak’s promise ... Read More »