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Can Iron-Fisted Syria Withstand Wave of Rebellion?

Just two months ago, Syrian President Bashar Assad boasted to The Wall Street Journal that his country was "stable" and that -- unlike the soon-to-be-toppled tyrants in Tunisia and Egypt -- his regime was immune to the threat of a pro-democracy uprising. It's unlikely he'd make such a bold statement today. For the past...

Protests Spike in Greece as Government Weighs Support of Attack on Libya

ATHENS, Greece -- Demonstrators took to the streets of the capital today to protest international air strikes against military assets of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi as Greece weighed its support of the allied offensive. Toting anti-war banners and shouting slogans against the bombing raids, hundreds of leftist...

Yemen Declares State of Emergency; 40 Protesters Killed in Crackdown

SANAA, Yemen -- As snipers hidden on rooftops fired methodically on Yemeni protesters Friday, police sealed off a key escape route with a wall of burning tires, turning the largest of a month of anti-government demonstrations into a killing field in which at least 40 people perished. Many of the victims, who included...

Thousands Join Bahrain Protests; King to Free Some Political Prisoners

MANAMA, Bahrain -- Marchers chanting "the people want the downfall of the regime" flooded the major thoroughfare leading into Pearl Square today in the biggest protest Bahrain has seen since anti-government demonstrations began 10 days ago. Tens of thousands of men walked from the Bahrain mall into the capital's main...

In Stilettos and Miniskirts, Russian Women Clear Snow

When snow fell on St. Petersburg this week, the shovels came out -- and so did the stiletto heels and miniskirts. With pumps on their feet and construction helmets on their heads, the group, which calls itself X-Z movement, dug the city out, shoveling snow in front of a crowd of spectators on the icy streets by the...