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  • Gunfire in locked-down Syrian city

    Gunfire erupted overnight in the Syrian city of Homs where thousands of pro-reform protesters had gathered in the main square, a day after activists said at least 25 people were killed there. An activist on the ground told Al Jazeera that security forces had opened fire on protesters. At least two people were reported injured while tear gas has also.. More

  • UN envoy secures lifeline for Misurata

    The United Nations says it has been guaranteed humanitarian access to Misurata, while Britain says it will fund efforts to evacuate thousands of stranded migrant workers by boat from the besieged port city. A Libyan official told Valerie Amos, the UN humanitarian chief, that Muammar Gaddafi's government was willing to set up "safe passage".. More

  • Deadly car bombs hit Baghdad Green Zone

    Two car bombs have exploded near an entrance to Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, killing three people and wounding at least 22 others, security sources said. Monday's blasts occurred near a security checkpoint at the western entry of the Green Zone, where government buildings and foreign embassies are located in central Baghdad. An interior ministry.. More

  • Libyan opposition forces resist Ajdabiya assault

    The opposition forces in eastern Libya fought off an attack by Gaddafi troops in the town of Ajdabiya on Sunday, a day after retreating from a key oil facility around 100 kilometers farther west. Forces loyal to longtime leader Muammar Gaddafi advanced on Ajdabiya under a heavy artillery barrage in the morning and fought at close range with opposition.. More

  • Dozens dead as storms batter southern US

    Three days of severe storms and tornadoes in the southern US have killed at least 45 people, downing power lines and wrecking hundreds of buildings along its path. North Carolina accounted for the bulk of casualties and property losses, with 28 people killed and more than 80 others injured, officials said on Sunday. Significant damage was reported.. More

  • Syrians protest despite Assad concessions

    Witnesses say about 300 protesters took to the streets in the southern Syrian city of Suweida, but were dispersed and beaten by security forces. Sunday's demonstration came a day after Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian president, said the country's decades-long emergency laws would be lifted within a week and also promised a number of other reforms. Some.. More

  • Yemen opposition to join Gulf-brokered talks

    Yemen's Joint Meeting Parties, an opposition coalition formed in 2002, has said it would send a delegation to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to discuss with Gulf Arab ministers the transition of power in their country, as thousands rallied to demand Ali Abdullah Saleh, the embattled president, to step down. "We have requested this meeting with the GCC.. More

  • Libyan opposition forces in renewed push for Brega

    Libyan opposition forces are in a renewed effort to push towards the oil port of Brega while Muammar Gaddafi's forces pounded besieged Misurata to the west with rockets and mortars, an opposition spokesman said. The opposition forces' attempt to fight their way into western Libya on Saturday, which would allow them to link up with comrades in Misurata,.. More

  • Egypt dissolves former ruling party

    An Egyptian court has dissolved the former ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) and ordered its funds and property to be handed over to the government. The Higher Administrative Court issued the order on Saturday, meeting one of the key demands of the protest movement that ousted former president Hosni Mubarak in February. "The administrative.. More

  • Algerian president 'to amend constitution'

    The Algerian president has pledged reforms after weeks of simmering protests. In a televised address to the nation, Abdelaziz Bouteflika said he had decided to amend the constitution "to reinforce representative democracy" in Algeria, and that he will also launch other legislative reforms. "I will urge the parliament to review all the.. More

  • Attack kills NATO and Afghan troops

    A bomber wearing an Afghan security-forces uniform has blown himself up at the entrance to a military base in eastern province of Laghman, killing five foreign and four Afghan soldiers, officials say. The NATO forces confirmed in a statement on Saturday the deaths of five of its men. It is the highest toll of foreign soldiers in a single incident in.. More

  • Assad forms new Syrian government

    Bashar al-Assad, Syria's president, has formed a new cabinet two weeks after sacking the country's government amid unprecedented protests against his rule. Assad also ordered the release of hundreds of protesters detained over the past couple of weeks but said those who committed crimes "against the nation and the citizens" would remain in.. More

  • Authors reject Goldstone retraction remarks

    Three authors of a United Nations report which criticized Israel over its 2008-2009 offensive on Gaza have rejected calls for it to be retracted after its chief author, Richard Goldstone, expressed doubts over its conclusions. They said in a statement to the UK's Guardian newspaper that they found it "necessary to dispel any impression that subsequent.. More

  • Yemen opposition sets deadline for Saleh exit

    Yemen's opposition has set a two-week deadline for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step aside, rejecting a Saudi-brokered, Gulf-backed initiative to end the country's political turmoil. "We have renewed our emphasis on the need for speeding the process of (Saleh) standing down within two weeks. Therefore we will not go to Riyadh," Mohammed.. More

  • Allies to step up military pressure on Libya

    France and Britain have agreed to step up military pressure on Muammar Gaddafi's regime after meeting of world powers in Doha promised Libyan opposition cash and the means to defend themselves. Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, and David Cameron, the British prime minister, agreed on a heightened military pressure against Gaddafi during a working.. More