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French police Colonel Marc de Tarle (centre) next to Surrey Police Assistant Chief Constable Rob Price (left) speaks to journalists outside Woking Police station, in south-east England, about the ongoing investigation following the shooting of a British family in the French Alps AFP PHOTO / JUSTIN TALLIS
Assets

Murders in the Alps bear hallmarks of a professional hit

Four people murdered in the French Alps on Wednesday victims of a…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez
Israeli youth looks at the damages after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip hit a house in the southern Israeli town of Netivot AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ
army

Ehud Barak: Israel can conquer Gaza today

Rocket fire from Gaza into Israel continues, Israel kills 6 Palestinians to…

Nouran El-Behairy
Nouran El-Behairy
Fugitive Iraqi vice president Tareq al-Hashemi speaking during an interview on 25 December 2011 AFP PHOTO/SHWAN MOHAMMED
absentia

Iraqi VP sentenced to death

Ongoing turmoil in Iraq as top Iraqi politician is sentenced to death…

Hend Kortam
Hend Kortam
Ahead of elections, African Union peace keeping forces and Transitional Federal Government soldiers participate in operations to take over the former Eel Ma’an seaport, 30Kms north east of Mogadishu, on 4 September AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB
AFRICAN UNION

Return of the king?

Somalis around the world await the naming of their next president

Connor Molloy
Connor Molloy
A Syrian rebel aims his weapon during clashes with government forces in the Ezza district of the northern city of Aleppo on 8 September AFP PHOTO / ZAC BAILLIE
arab

Fighting continues as Brahimi travels to Cairo

Brahimi visiting Cairo as a peace envoy, having scheduled talks with Arab…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Bahraini riot policeman flashes the victory sign during clashes with protesters in solidarity with jailed Bahraini opposition activists in Malekia, on the outskirts of the capital Manama on 4 September AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH
bahrain

Bahrain government takes legal action against prominent party

Bahraini MOI accuses Al-Wefaq of violating law

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Bomb squad police work at the office of This Day newspaper, the radical sect Boko Haram said it carried out the attacks (File photo) AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI
accuse

UK charity accused of funding Nigerian militant group

Al-Muntada Trust Fund accused of funding Islamist organisation Boko Haram

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Al Bostan Commercial Centre, located in Downtown - Cairo Rachel Adams/ DNE

Photo Gallery: quietly fixing

Only one block away from Tahrir square, a huge pink building is…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Wadi Degla and Qena meet at the start of their match. Women in conservative towns like Qena are not allowed to be as socially active, so the existence of teams there represents a significant change in societal structure as women become the main breadwinners for their family through an entirely non-traditional means Rachel Adams/ DNE

Photo Gallery: scoring change

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
Sudanese riot police stand guard in Khartoum (AFP/file)
AFRICAN UNION

Renewed clashes between army and rebels in Sudan leaves dozens dead

The two sides fight on many fronts while their spokesmen give conflicting…

Nouran El-Behairy
Nouran El-Behairy