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Now in power, rifts emerge within Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 07:11 PM PDT

How to deal with the U.S. and Israel, the movement's longtime foes, is one of the issues creating divisions within the Muslim Brotherhood now that it is running the government.

CAIRO — It was a recent Saturday night at the U.S. Embassy and a delegation of more than 100 American business leaders was rubbing shoulders with Egyptian counterparts, some of them affiliated with the newly dominant Muslim Brotherhood.

Greece's economic woes get more taxing

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 05:58 PM PDT

A crackdown on widespread tax evasion stirs up a revolt in an island town and discontent elsewhere.

HYDRA, Greece — With its whitewashed walls and brightly blooming bougainvillea, Hydra hardly conjures up scenes of confrontation, and certainly not the revolutionary spirit of the Boston Tea Party.

South Korea software mogul joins presidential race

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 06:06 PM PDT

Even before his announcement, polls showed Ahn Cheol-soo closing in on Park Geun-hye, who is seen as the strongest candidate.

SEOUL — With less than 90 days left before this year's South Korean presidential election, computer software mogul Ahn Cheol-soo has announced his presidential bid as an independent, turning the campaign into a three-way race.

Scotland leader Alex Salmond's dream: The death of modern Britain

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 06:03 PM PDT

One of Britain's savviest politicians, who will visit the U.S. this week, hypothesizes on success when discussing possible independence for Scotland.

LONDON — Ask a pundit who Britain's savviest politician is, and there's a good chance the name that comes back won't belong to someone who haunts the halls of power here in London. Instead, the accolade might well go to Alex Salmond, the head of Scotland's semiautonomous government in Edinburgh.

Deadly anti-U.S. riots erupt in several Pakistan cities

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Police in clash with protesters furious about an anti-Islam video. Across the country, at least 18 people are killed.

Fiery anti-U.S. demonstrations swept through the capital and several other cities Friday as thousands of Pakistanis furious about an anti-Islam video privately produced in America clashed with police in one of the worst waves of violence to hit the nation in recent years.

Turkish ex-military officers sentenced in Sledgehammer case

Posted: 22 Sep 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Three ex-commanders are convicted of being the ringleaders of a coup plot in Turkey years ago; more than 300 others also are sentenced.

BEIRUT — Two former Turkish generals and a retired admiral were among more than 300 ex-officers sentenced to prison terms Friday in a controversial case that highlighted tensions between Turkey's civilian government and the long-powerful military.