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  • Revolution forces repel assault on Misurata

    Libyan revolution fighters have said they had repulsed a government assault on the besieged western port city of Misurata and a resident said five people were killed in the fighting. Misurata, a lone major revolution outpost in the west of the country, has been under siege by Gaddafi's forces for weeks. On Friday, fighters said they had pushed back.. More

  • Protesters killed in Syria

    Syrian security forces have killed at least 27 demonstrators in the southern city of Daraa, amid fresh pro-reform demonstrations, hospital sources and witnesses say. The deaths occurred after Friday prayers when security forces opened fire with rubber-coated bullets and live rounds to disperse stone-throwing protesters, a witness told Al Jazeera. Amateur.. More

  • Security forces fire on Yemen protesters

    At least two people have been confirmed dead and hundreds more injured after Yemeni security forces fired at protesters in the southern flash-point city of Taiz. About 30 people are reportedly in critical condition. Hospital sources said more than 100 people were hurt by live bullets while another 1,000 were suffering from tear gas inhalation during.. More

  • Palestinians killed in Israeli air strikes

    Five Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip following an offer of a ceasefire from Hamas after a surge in cross-border violence. An attack on the southern city of Khan Younis killed two members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, which has fired missiles into Israel in response to Israel's.. More

  • Egypt protesters demand Mubarak trial

    About 3,000 Egyptians have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square, demanding prosecution of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his regime. The crowd chanted "The people want to try the deposed president" and more protesters were expected to arrive in the square after Friday prayers. Activists have dubbed the rally "Day of Trial and Cleansing".. More

  • NATO ducks apology over Libya opposition deaths

    The deputy commander of NATO's operations in Libya has said he is "not apologizing" for two air strikes which "may have led to the deaths" of a "a number of" opposition fighters outside the town of Brega. Rear Admiral Russell Harding said in a press briefing on Tuesday that the situation on the ground had been "very.. More

  • Israel blamed for Port Sudan air strike

    An air strike which killed two people near Port Sudan has been blamed on Israel. The car was hit on Tuesday at a location about 15km south of the city, the capital of Red Sea State. "This is absolutely an Israeli attack," said Ali Karti, Sudan's foreign minister. "We are absolutely sure of this." Karti said Israel destroyed the.. More

  • Gulf states to usher in Yemen transition

    A coalition of Gulf allies has begun efforts to convince Ali Abdullah Saleh, the Yemeni president, to step down in response to anti-government protests that have swept the country in recent weeks. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations will convene a meeting among themselves and Yemeni representatives in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital, in coming.. More

  • Libyan revolution forces regain ground near Brega

    Pro-democracy fighters have regained ground in a new advance on the oil port of Brega in eastern Libya. Fighters said the loss of ground early this week to forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi is a normal occurrence in fluid desert wars, and will not prevent them from ousting the Libyan leader. Meanwhile, NATO stepped up the pace of its air campaign over.. More

  • Japan reactor 'stops' ocean leak

    A leak of highly radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has been stopped, its operator reports. Tepco said it had injected chemical agents to solidify soil near a cracked pit, from where the contaminated water had been seeping out. Engineers have been struggling to stop leaks since the plant.. More

  • Migrant boat capsizes off Italy island - 150 missing

    A search is under way for 150 migrants missing in the Mediterranean after their boat capsized in rough seas off the Italian isle of Lampedusa. Italian rescue vessels and a helicopter have saved 48 refugees from the boat, which had been carrying about 200. The boat was found some 70km (40 miles) from Lampedusa, which has struggled to cope with thousands.. More

  • Nato 'failing civilians in Libya'

    The Libyan opposition commander, Gen Abdul Fattah Younis, has accused Nato of standing idly by while pro-Gaddafi forces kill people in Misrata. If Nato waited another week to intervene, the besieged city's people faced extermination, he told reporters in Benghazi. A Nato-led coalition mandated by the UN to protect civilians is enforcing a no-fly zone.. More

  • White house reverses civilian trial plan for detainee

    Heavily tortured Guantanamo detainee Khalid Shaikh Mohammed was supposed to be the most “slam dunk” case the Obama Administration had to present to the civilian courts. But underscoring the administration’s newfound faith in sham trials as a substitute for actual trials, the White House has reversed its decision and is now planning.. More

  • Battle rages on for strategic Libyan town

    Clashes have continued between pro-democracy troops and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, at the key oil town of Brega, with the revolution fighters saying they have taken control of a portion of the town. On Monday, columns of opposition fighters drove up the main coastal highway, regaining ground they had given up the day before,.. More

  • Protesters shot dead in southern Yemen

    Yemeni security forces have shot dead at least 16 anti-government demonstrators and wounded 30 in the city of Taiz, south of the capital Sanaa, medics said. The violence began when thousands of protesters marched through Taiz toward Freedom Square, where demonstrators have been camped out. As the march passed the governor's headquarters, troops stationed.. More