CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's president, who had surgery a week ago, is returning steadily to health in the German hospital where he is being treated, state television reported Saturday. "We expect the President to transition from the therapy stage to a regular diet gradually," state television said. It quoted Egypt's health minister Hatem el-Gabaly as saying Mubarak's health ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 27 people were arrested in northern Egypt Friday after fighting erupted between Muslims and Christians over land, security sources said on Saturday. At least 24 people were hurt in the fighting in Marsa Matrouh governorate, including women and children, security sources said. The dispute broke out after Coptic Christian villagers built a fence around land next ...

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (Reuters) - Double Olympic gold medalist Maria Riesch added another title to her growing collection when she won the slalom World Cup in her home town on Saturday. A third-place finish in the final race of the season was enough for the 25-year-old German to win the crystal globe by a mere three points from Austria's Kathrin Zettel ...

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish police have released three of the seven people arrested on Tuesday in connection with an alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist over a drawing depicting the Prophet Mohammad with the body of a dog. The police said a man and two women were released from custody in the southern county of Waterford late on Friday where ...