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13 May 2006

In Egypt, an Old Beacon of Tolerance Flickers

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Cosmopolitan Alexandria was once one of the Mediterranean's most easygoing cities, home to Greeks, Armenians, Italians, Jews, Arabs,

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Masked gunmen attack Christian radio station in Kenya, 2 killed

NAIROBI, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Four hooded men raided a Christian radio station in Kenyan capital Nairobi on Friday night, shooting dead a night guard and a station worker, injuring some others and leaving the studio partly burnt from a petrol bomb, workers said on Saturday.

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Report: Foreign Islamic militia control 80 percent of Mogadishu

medium_10000000000.jpgWASHINGTON — Islamic forces loyal to such countries as Iran, Libya and Saudi Arabia have been gaining control in the the streets of Somalia's capital. A United Nations Security Council report said that militias,

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