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In Cairo's Tahrir Square, anti-government protesters enjoyed a moment of triumph on Jan.

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Hosni Mubarak's fall from power a year ago stunned the world -- three decades of iron-clad rule ended in 17 days by an unexpected groundswell of popular protests.

An Egyptian man passes by a mural and Arabic that reads, "free men will continue the journey, coming back," in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb.

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood is calling on the country's ruling generals to sack the current military-appointed government, saying it has failed to manage the deteriorating security and economic situation in the country.

Egypt's ruling generals are playing a risky game of brinkmanship by cracking down on American nonprofit groups that promote democracy, threatening a relationship with Washington that has brought the military billions of dollars in aid over the past three decades.

Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth -- who chairs the Appropriations subcommittee that controls the flow of foreign aid -- issued a tough statement tonight calling it time to cut off U.S. assistance to Egypt, where the authoritarian government has been cracking down.

University of Texas Medical Branch's Survivors Offering Assistance in Recovery program helps burn victims cope with the help of volunteers who can relate.

The blast that took place Sunday at dawn is the twelfth successful attack on the line since the popular uprising that ousted longtime Egyptians leader Hosni Mubarak in February last year.

April James-Jones, owner of Ebony & Ivory Salon, has been known to throw parties for customers, some of whom come from Central Texas.

Appearing on Egyptian television before concluding a four-day trip in Egypt, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg extolled the virtues of the U.S. Constitution but urged Egyptians to look to other countries' newer constitutions for guidance as they craft their own in the coming months.

Egypt's Foreign Ministry said Sunday it has ended a contract with three Washington lobbying firms to cut expenses, denying reports that the Americans were the ones to sever the contract.

Earlier this month, two young supporters of the ruling generals wearing Guy Fawkes masks - the grinning face made famous by the movie "V for Vendetta" - painted over part of the largest and most famous anti-military graffiti pieces in the capital.

Some 10,000 Egyptian protesters converged on Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of "Friday of Rage," a key day in the popular uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

Thousands of Egyptians packed into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Wednesday, exactly one year after the start of the revolution that ousted longtime Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak, but many say, accomplished little else.

The White House issued the statement ahead of Wednesday's first anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled longtime Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak.

Two Islamist parties won about 70 percent of the seats in the Egyptian election for the lower house of parliament, according to electoral commission figures released Saturday.

A crowd of anti-military activists suddenly converged on a bustling Cairo boulevard, erecting screens and showing videos of soldiers beating protesters, dragging women on the ground, partially stripping one and stomping on her chest.

Egyptians wait in their cars at a gas station in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 16, 2012.