Women chant slogans and wave the Egyptian flag during a rally March 11 to support national unity of Muslims and Christians in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the focal point of the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak.
Women Press For A Voice In New Egypt
()For the first time in Egyptian history, a woman is running for president. At the same time, many Egyptian women say they feel shut out of the new government that is emerging. They worry that unless they take bold steps, women will end up with less political clout than they had under former President Hosni Mubarak.
McDonald's Hopes Hiring Drive Redefines 'McJobs'
The fast food giant's "national hiring day" gives it a chance to battle an old stereotype.
()The BP Oil Spill, One Year Later
Oil Firms Seek To Prove They Can Contain Spills()
A year after the blowout at BP's Macondo oil well, the government is starting to issue drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico again. But the bar for such permits has been raised substantially: Drillers must prove they can contain an out-of-control well if something goes wrong. In response, two huge efforts to create containment systems were launched.
World
Prestige Abroad May Hurt Canada's Opposition Leader()
The Liberal Party's candidate for prime minister, Michael Ignatieff, is know as an author, a Harvard scholar and the man whose arguments helped persuade Western leaders to send military forces to protect Albanians in Kosovo. But even Liberal Party insiders doubt Ignatieff will be able to convince people he's Canadian enough to be their prime minister.
Energy
Automakers Try To Sell Government On Fuel Cell Cars()
MRMajor U.S. automakers say the Obama administration's skepticism about whether hydrogen cars are viable is unwarranted. They insist the vehicles are ready for prime time and are urging the government not to cut funding for development.
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Houston Kindergartner Reportedly Brings Gun To School; Three Injured()
Officials say the gun may have fallen out of the boy's pocket and accidentally discharged. The injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Middle East
Activist Slaying Suspect Kills Self In Hamas Raid()
Abdel-Rahman Mohammad Breizat, a member of a militant group believed to be behind the kidnapping and killing of a pro-Palestinian activist in Gaza, threw grenades at his two accomplices and then shot himself rather than be taken alive, officials said. One of the other suspects was killed, and a third was arrested by Hamas forces after a fierce firefight.
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Iranian Lawmakers Propose Ban On Owning Pet Dogs()
Like fashion, pet dogs have been dragged into Iran's cultural war with the West. For years, a ban on dogs has been unofficial, but now lawmakers want to criminalize owning a pet dog.
Middle East
Syria Lifts Emergency Law But Fires On Protesters()
The government repealed the nearly 50-year-old state of emergency — a key demand of anti-government protesters — hours after security forces used tear gas and live ammunition to drive protesters from a square in the central city of Homs. At least one person died. The Interior Ministry called the protests an armed insurrection and warned that they will not be tolerated.
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Marathoner Grete Waitz Has Died()
Waitz won the New York City Marathon nine times and a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. And she was one of the pioneers of the women's running revolution in the '70s and '80s. Waitz, who had cancer, was 57.
