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Surge in drug violence puts prosperity at risk in Monterrey, Mexico’s richest city

by Nick Miroff and and William Booth Washington Post March 10, 2011

When American baseball executives were looking for a place to move the struggling Montreal Expos franchise five years ago, Mexican investors brought them here, to this booming metropolis two hours south of the Texas border....

Egyptians desperate for democracy, but wary of US assistance in part because most past US aid has gone to the military and been interpreted by Egyptians as support for a regime that oppressed them

by Kathy Lally and Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post March 5, 2011

CAIRO - For years, the United States tried to offer democracy-building help here but was thwarted by an Egyptian government that was committed to the opposite....

Headquarters of Egypt’s widely feared security agency overrun in Cairo

by William Wan and Liz Sly Washington Post March 5, 2011

CAIRO - Hundreds of protesters stormed the headquarters of Egypt's widely feared State Security Investigations agency in Cairo on Saturday and began sifting through thousands of potentially inflammatory documents, marking another step toward dismantl...

Gaddafi adresses loyal crowd in Tripoli; many protesters shot

by Al Jazeera February 25, 2011

Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, has appeared in Tripoli's Green Square, to address a crowd of his supporters in the capital....

Swiss freeze Qaddafi assets: How dictators stash their cash 101

by Stephen Kurczy Christian Science Monitor February 25, 2011

Boston — Switzerland on Thursday announced it was freezing any assets in its banks belonging to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, yet another blow to the embattled strongman who faces increasing pressure to step down....

Photo: Andrea Bruce/New York Times

Middle East protests: A country-by-country look

by New York Times February 25, 2011

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