BREAKING NEWS

Airport chaos eases while violence flares in Cairo

The near mayhem at Cairo's airport over the past few days gave way to slightly more organized chaos on Wednesday, with between 10,000 to 13,000 passengers making their escape aboard about 95 flights. Miles away, protesters fought supporters of embattled President Hosni Mubarak — clashes sure to further stoke fears about growing instability in the country.
Governments stepped up efforts to fly out their nationals and others scrambled for seats on commercial flights whose schedules have been amended to accommodate an onerous curfew.