Egypt unrest enters 3rd day, ElBaradei to return
2011-01-27 10:58:06
Activists trying to oust Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak played cat-and-mouse with police on the streets into the early hours of Thursday.
Egypt protesters set fire to govt building
2011-01-27 10:49:25
Protesters in Suez set a government building on fire and tried to burn down a local office of Egypt's ruling party late on Wednesday, security sources and witnesses said.
US bluntly urges Mubarak to reform now
2011-01-27 10:01:05
The United States urged Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to make political reforms in the face of protesters demanding his ouster, marking a pivot in its stance toward a key Arab ally.
Two more dead in Egypt protest clashes
2011-01-27 09:22:20
Two more people have died in clashes between police and protestors on Wednesday, raising the death toll to six, according to Pan-Arab TV channel Al-Jazeera.
Celestin pulls out of Haitian election
2011-01-27 09:17:46
The Haitian Inite (Unity) Party's presidential candidate Jude Celestin on Wednesday announced in a statement his withdrawal from the electoral process.
Karzai inaugurates Afghan parliament
2011-01-26 20:45:21
President Hamid Karzai inaugurated Afghan parliament amid tight security on Wednesday.
Calm in Cairo after day of protests
2011-01-26 16:28:41
Calm returned to the streets of Cairo at daybreak on Wednesday after a night and a day of unprecedented demonstrations calling for President Hosni Mubarak to end his 30-year rule.
Egyptians clash with riot police
2011-01-26 14:23:57
Egyptian police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and beat protesters to clear thousands of people from a central Cairo square Wednesday after the biggest demonstrations in years against President Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian rule.
US urges restraint in Egypt, says govt stable
2011-01-26 13:38:01
The United States on Tuesday urged all sides in Egypt to refrain from violence amid clashes between security forces and demonstrators, and said it wanted to see reforms to boost political and economic opportunity.
US drone attack kills at least 4 in NW Pakistan
2011-01-23 11:50:01
At least four people were killed Sunday when a US drone fired missiles into northwest Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region.
Protesters attempt to oust Yemeni president
2011-01-23 10:25:54
Nearly one thousand Yemeni protesters gathered Saturday inside and outside Sanaa University in the capital to call for a "Jasmine revolution" against their president who has been in power for 32 years.
Iran nuclear talks end without agreement
2011-01-23 07:22:14
Six world powers wrapped up crucial nuclear talks with Iran but failed to reach any agreement on Iranian nuclear program.