Profiles of Egypt’s main presidential candidates

Profiles of Egypt’s main presidential candidates:

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Profiles of Egypt’s main presidential candidates


Driver who was hero in ’76 Calif. bus kidnap dies

The nation called Ed Ray a hero when he led a terrified group of children to safety after they were kidnapped aboard their school bus and held underground for ransom in the summer of 1976.

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Column: Baffert’s silence could speak volumes

One good thing about losing the Kentucky Derby is that nobody wants much of your time for two solid weeks.

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Scepticism main challenger in Algerian election

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Sceptical Algerians abstained in large numbers from a parliamentary election on Thursday which the country’s ruling elite hoped would help them claw back credibility after Arab Spring revolts left them looking out of touch. Last year’s upheavals in the region, though they largely passed Algeria by, have created pressure for reform and a renewal of the ageing establishment that has ruled without interruption since independence from France half a century ago. …

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Stocks rise on Spain auction, China easing hopes

World stock markets rose Thursday as investors reacted to a crucial bond auction in Spain while banking on hopes that China would take more steps to prop up its slowing economy.

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Iraq excludes Exxon from May energy auction

Iraq’s oil ministry said Thursday that the U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. is not allowed to bid in the May energy auction because of its oil deals with the northern self-ruled Kurdish region in Iraq.

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US checks reports N. Korea rocket launch failed

US officials confirmed North Korea had fired a long-range rocket Thursday in defiance of international warnings and were checking reports that the launch had ended in failure.

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Jackets derail Avs’ playoff hopes with 5-2 win

Cam Atkinson scored three goals and Steve Mason stopped 35 shots, helping the Columbus Blue Jackets put an end to Colorado’s postseason aspirations — and put San Jose in the playoffs — with a 5-2 win over the Avalanche on Thursday night.

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Schwartzel begins Masters defense at wet Augusta

With his words and then his play, Lee Westwood shot down the notion Thursday that this Masters was a two-horse race.

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Flyers eliminate Sabres from playoffs in 2-1 win

Buffalo center Tyler Ennis sat dejected, staring down at a half-full equipment bag. Slowly, he picked himself up, leaned forward and began to untape.

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