Birth pangs of new nation
2011-04-26 07:07:48
With less than three months to go, south Sudan faces tremendous challenges after more than 50 years of civil wars with the central government in Khartoum.
Syrian army units enter Daraa
2011-04-25 16:19:20
Syrian army units and security forces backed with tanks and armored vehicles entered Daraa town on Monday.
Misrata under heavy bombardment
2011-04-25 08:03:02
The western Libyan city of Misrata came under heavy bombardment on Sunday by forces loyal to Muammar Gadhafi, a rebel spokesman said.
Saleh to end three-decade Yemen rule
2011-04-25 08:03:02
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down within weeks in return for immunity from prosecution.
Heavy explosions heard in Tripoli
2011-04-25 08:51:12
Strong blasts were heard in Libya 's capital Tripoli late Sunday as unidentified warplanes flew over the downtown.
Mubarak to be moved to military hospital
2011-04-25 06:32:19
Egypt's Prosecutor General Abdel Maguid Mahmoud ordered on Sunday to transfer former President Hosni Mubarak to a military hospital.
Rap music inspires Libyan rebels
2011-04-24 20:51:55
Rap is more popular than rock and country among the young people in Libya because it expresses anger and frustration.
Turkey chides Obama over Armenian killings
2011-04-24 20:08:42
Turkey criticized Obama over his remarks on Armenian allegations on the killing of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire.
Libyan tribes to negotiate rebel exit
2011-04-24 20:06:09
Libyan tribal leaders are trying to get rebels in the city of Misrata to lay down their arms within 48 hours.
US offers no new peace plan for Palestinians
2011-04-24 20:01:42
The United States has not yet talked with Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas about a new peace plan in the Middle East.
Israeli killed in West Bank shooting
2011-04-24 13:18:36
An Israeli was killed and two others wounded in a shooting attack near the West Bank city of Nablus on Sunday, the Israeli army said.
NATO supplies halted by Pakistan protest
2011-04-24 09:47:34
Pakistan halted NATO supply shipments to Afghanistan on Saturday after thousands of protesters rallied on the main road to the border to demand Washington stop firing missiles against...