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2 Egyptian officers killed in Sinai operations: Army

Two officers have been killed in an ongoing Egyptian army campaign against militant groups based in the Sinai Peninsula, according to a Thursday army statement. The statement, which was broadcast on state television, did not say how the officers had been killed except to say they were...

Egypt's chief prosecutor wants close monitoring of the media

Egypt's chief prosecutor told his staff Wednesday to closely monitor the media and move against any they consider to be "hurting national interests," the latest move by authorities to suppress any dissenting voices ahead of elections seen as virtually a one-man race ensuring the re-election of...

Suicide and gun attacks kill six in SW Pakistan: officials

A suicide bomber killed four soldiers in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta and a gunman shot dead two policemen in a separate attack in the restive province on Wednesday, officials said. Quetta is the capital of Balochistan, a province bordering Iran and Afghanistan where police...