CAIRO – Mob-led sexual assaults targeting Egypt’s female protesters could increase if perpetrators are not punished, an international rights group warned on Wednesday. Amnesty International said statements from victims show that the assaults follow a “clear pattern,” where mobs of men encircle the victims, assault them with weapons and hands and then try to undress […]

BEIRUT – Shelling and explosions were heard in the Syrian capital Damascus throughout Wednesday during some of the fiercest clashes reported in months, as government and opposition forces said they had made significant advances. An acrid smoke hung over parts of Damascus, opposition activists said. The renewed fighting in the capital appeared to dash the […]