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  • Scores dead in south Sudan clashes

    More than 50 people have been killed in two days of clashes between rebel groups and soldiers in south Sudan's Upper Nile state, an army spokesman said. Philip Aguer, spokesman for the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), said on Monday that militia forces loyal to the rebel leader George Athor clashed with military forces, killing 56 people. Aguer.. More

  • Strong earthquake jolts Japan

    A major 7.2-magnitude quake has hit Japan, swaying buildings in Tokyo and triggering a tsunami warning, but causing no reported casualties or damage. The quake struck late on Wednesday morning, about 10km below the Pacific seafloor. The epicenter was about 160km offshore and 430km northeast of Tokyo. The Japan meteorological agency issued a tsunami.. More

  • Yemeni police fire on protesters

    Security forces in Yemen have opened fire on peaceful protesters in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, wounding at least 75 people demonstrating for an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 32-year rule. Three of the wounded were in a serious condition, according to medical sources. Policemen and security agents in civilian clothes opened fire as they.. More

  • GCC seeks no-fly zone as Libya battle rages

    Gulf states called on Monday for a no-fly zone to be imposed on Libya, and for an urgent Arab League meeting to discuss the situation in Libya, according to a statement released by their foreign ministers, according to Reuters. “(The foreign ministers)...called on the ... (UN) Security Council to protect Libyan civilians, including through a.. More

  • Egypt cabinet takes oath of office

    Egypt's new prime minister and his cabinet have been sworn in by the country's military rulers. Egyptian state television on Monday showed members of the government taking their oath before Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of Egypt's armed forces supreme council. Headed by Essam Sharaf, the prime minister, the cabinet includes new faces in.. More

  • Tunisia disbands state security

    Tunisia's interim authorities have disbanded the country's feared state security apparatus, notorious for human rights abuses under the ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Seeking to assert their authority and gain legitimacy in the eyes of protesters who forced Ben Ali to flee in January, the authorities appear to be attacking the remaining.. More

  • Egypt PM appoints new key ministers

    Egypt's prime minister has appointed new ministers for the foreign-affairs and interior portfolios in a further sign that ousted president Hosni Mubarak's old guard are being removed from the cabinet. Essam Sharaf named Nabil Elaraby, a former judge with the Hague-based International Court of Justice, and Mansour el-Essawy for the crucial positions.. More

  • Battle for Libya intensifies

    Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, the long time Libyan leader, have attacked several revolution-held cities along the country's coastline, in a bid to halt the anti-government forces' rapid advance to the capital Tripoli. But on Sunday, the anti-government forces repulsed the ferocious assaults, which left dozens dead, as the conflict escalates dramatically... More

  • AU troops killed in Somalia clashes

    At least 50 African Union (AU) peacekeepers have died in fighting in Somalia in a major offensive against al-Shabab fighters, officials have told news agencies. The fighting started two weeks ago in the Horn of African nation which has had no central government for two decades and is struggling to rein in the group, the former military wing of the.. More

  • Libyan revolutionary forces capture British Special Forces

    That’s what the British military learned today when, after a solid week of Libyan revolutionary leaders insisting that they didn’t want any foreign intervention in the ongoing efforts to oust long-time dictator Moammar Gadhafi, they decided a great idea would be to dispatch a unit of their special forces, the SAS, to Benghazi to “offer.. More

  • Israeli warplanes raid Gaza

    Israeli warplanes have launched a series of air raids on Gaza City, medics and witnesses have said. Saturday's airstrikes were carried out on different targets in northern and central Gaza Strip as well as in Gaza City. Adham Abu Selmeya, Gaza emergency chief, told reporters that no injuries were reported. The explosions kept the population awake. Three.. More

  • Egypt security building stormed

    Egyptian protesters have stormed the headquarters of Egypt's state security force in Alexandria, with several people suffering injuries in scuffles with riot police. Around 1,000 people encircled the State Security Agency building late on Friday, demanding that the officers inside come out or they would storm the building. Protesters then entered.. More

  • Hospital overwhelmed as Gadhafi forces attack Zawiya

    At least 18 people were killed and several hundred were wounded when mercenaries loyal to Moammar Gadhafi attacked the western city of Zawiya, the biggest of a number of clashes across the nation that left at least 37 dead. The Zawiya attack started with the mercenaries opening fire with mortars and machine gun charges against protesters on the outskirts.. More

  • Libya braced for Friday protests

    Libya is bracing for another day of mass protests against the rule of Muammar Gaddafi, raising fears of fresh conflict between anti-government protesters and loyalist forces. Government forces have set up checkpoints in Tripoli, the capital, ahead of a call by opposition groups to hold rallies after noon prayers on Friday. Some news agencies have.. More

  • New Egypt PM at Tahrir rally

    Essam Sharaf, the new Egyptian prime minister, has addressed rally by pro-democracy campaigners in Cairo's Tahrir [Liberation] Square. The square in the centre of the Egyptian capital was the focal point of anti-government protests that brought down Hosni Mubarak last month. Making a brief speech, Sharaf said the security apparatus - much hated by.. More