Egypt vows to punish attackers in checkpoint assault

Egypt vows to punish attackers in checkpoint assault

Cairo

CAIRO: Egypt vowed Sunday to punish the attackers who killed 22 border guards in its western desert near the frontier with restive Libya.Militants firing rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns attacked a checkpoint, 630 kilometers west of Cairo, Saturday, killing 22 soldiers and wounding another four.

Will economy's fate be set by next two weeks' earnings?

NewYork

A long hoped for improvement in the economy appears to be manifesting itself in second-quarter U.S. earnings, but the next two weeks could be the real test.---------------

Council is considering about Malaysian passenger plane crash in Ukraine

Council is considering about Malaysian passenger plane crash in Ukraine

The U.N. Security Council is considering a draft resolution to condemn the "shooting down" of a Malaysian passenger plane in Ukraine, demand armed groups allow access to the crash site, and call on states in the region to cooperate with an international investigation.---------------------

Israeli attack on Gaza suburb :More than 350 dead

Israeli attack on Gaza suburb :More than 350 dead

Gaza Tragedy

At least 62 Palestinians were killed on Sunday in Israeli shelling of a Gaza neighborhood that left bodies strewn in the streets and thousands fleeing for shelter to a hospital packed with wounded, Palestinian witnesses and officials said.--------------

Heavy clashes erupt over Tripoli airport: at least four dead

Heavy clashes erupt over Tripoli airport: at least four dead

Tripoli

Heavy fighting erupted on Sunday around Tripoli International Airport, where rival militias have been battling for control, killing at least four people and forcing thousands from their homes, local residents and witnesses said.---------------------