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In Libya, diverse coalition has edge over Islamists in elections

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Libya's National Forces Alliance appears headed for a landslide win. The coalition's wide-ranging views and a lack of Islamist-liberal polarization are factors.

TRIPOLI, Libya — The main street in Misurata remains shot to pieces. In Tripoli's Janzour suburb, displacement camps dot the landscape.

U.N. envoy Kofi Annan in Iran for Syria talks

Posted: 10 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT

The visit comes on the heels of talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad. It is unclear whether the trip signals a role for Iran in resolving Syria's crisis.

TEHRAN — United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan was expected to meet with top Iranian officials Tuesday in the latest diplomatic offensive aimed at salvaging his faltering six-point peace plan to avert all-out civil war in Syria.

Amid Egypt president-army struggle, it's unclear who's in charge

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 06:31 PM PDT

With Egypt's president and military maneuvering against each other, Egyptians are left wondering who's running the country.

CAIRO — The power struggle between Egypt's president and military leaders is becoming increasingly murky, leaving many Egyptians confused over who is running the country and whether laws and court rulings even apply amid the persistent political disarray.

Greece rocked by official's resignation over austerity measures

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 06:36 PM PDT

Greek deputy labor minister Nikos Nikolopoulos accuses the government of not doing enough to renegotiate rescue loans.

ATHENS — In the latest resignation to rock Greece's beleaguered government, Deputy Labor Minister Nikos Nikolopoulos abruptly quit Monday, saying the recently formed conservative-led coalition was compromising its campaign pledges to renegotiate the harsh terms of international rescue loans.

Afghanistan blast kills 6 U.S. troops

Posted: 09 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT

At least 18 civilians and five Afghan policemen are also killed in separate incidents. It is one of the deadliest days of the year for NATO forces.

KABUL, Afghanistan — In what was an extraordinarily violent day even by Afghan standards, separate incidents on Sunday killed seven Western troops, including six Americans who died in a single blast, along with five Afghan police officers and at least 18 civilians, Western and Afghan officials said.