Kuwait breathes easier after record heat nearly tops out power supply

Heat wave breaks in Kuwait

CAIRO — Temperatures in Kuwait have dropped slightly from the record 126 degrees Fahrenheit earlier this week — a record surge of heat that had pushed the tiny OPEC nation’s power grid to the brink.

9 dead when suicide bomber rams into police barracks east of Algiers

9 dead in suicide bombing east of Algiers

ALGIERS, Algeria — A suicide bomber rammed a truck into the barracks of an elite police unit Friday in a village east of the capital, Algiers. At least nine people died, including four police officers and one Chinese worker.

Investigators rule out technical failure, terrorism as causes of Libyan plane crash

Probe says no technical fault in Libya plane crash

Egypt hands 5-year sentence to Cairo deputy governor for 2008 rock slide that killed 119

Egypt sends official to prison in fatal rock slide

US-born Yemeni cleric calls for the killing of American civilians in al-Qaida video

Yemeni cleric calls for killing US civilians

American-Yemeni cleric advocates killing of American civilians in al-Qaida video

Yemeni cleric advocates killing US civilians

Family of Dutch boy who was sole survivor of Libya plane crash says he is recovering well

Boy who survived Libya plane crash recovering well

Crash investigators search debris field of Libyan plane for clues to cause of disaster

Crash investigators search for clues in Libya

Dutch boy who is sole survivor of Libya crash returns home to face life without parents

Bittersweet return for Dutch boy crash survivor

Dutch boy who is sole survivor of Libyan crash arrives home on medical evacuation flight

Boy who survived plane crash back in Netherlands

Dutch boy who is sole survivor of Libyan crash leaves for home on medical evacuation flight

Dutch survivor of Libyan jet crash leaves for home

Dutch boy who is sole survivor of Libyan plane crash to return home Saturday

Dutch crash survivor to return from Libya Saturday