Tunisia coastguard accused of sinking migrant vessel
Eight Tunisian migrants who attempted to cross by sea to Italy on Monday accused Tunisia's coast guard of having rammed their boat, killing five people and leaving 30 missing.
'Dysfunctional' Palestinian cabinet resigns
The Palestinian cabinet resigned yesterday, in an apparent attempt by President Mahmoud Abbas to demonstrate political reform after the uprising in Egypt. The shake-up could bolster Mr Abbas's standing among Palestinians, dissatisfied with a cabinet regarded as dysfunctional.
Bahrain activists protest for political reform
Seizing momentum from popular revolt in Egypt and Tunisia and Arab uprisings elsewhere, opposition activists in Bahrain staged their own "Day of Rage" on Monday as thousands of protesters took to the streets to demand greater political reform.
Yemenis continue their protests against president
More than 1,000 people protested in Yemen for a fourth straight day on Monday, demanding political reforms and the ouster of the US-allied president in demonstrations inspired by the upheaval in Egypt.
Algeria emergency to be over in days
The 19-year-old state of emergency in Algeria will end within days, Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci said on Monday, brushing off concerns that recent protests in the country could escalate as in Tunisia and Egypt.
Arab leaders to meet in Baghdad
Arab leaders on Monday called an annual summit for March 29 after popular uprisings transformed the political landscape of the volatile but long autocratic region.
In Lebanon, the Hariri tribunal finds itself on trial
A UN-backed international tribunal examining the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri threatens a fragile stability in Lebanon, where the government of Hariri's son recently fell over disputes about the tribunal's role.
Syrian blogger 'guilty of spying'
A state security court in Syria has sentenced a teenaged blogger to five years in prison for spying, human rights groups say.
Iraqis in Baghdad protest bad services, corruption
Hundreds of Iraqis rallied in central Baghdad against corruption and the lack of government services that have plagued this country for years.
Turkey shelves EU reforms as accession hopes fade
With key European Union states showing no sign of relenting in their opposition to Turkey's accession, the government has postponed dozens of laws required to be passed to achieve harmonization with the 27-nation bloc's standards until after the June elections, and even beyond.
Clinton picks new envoy to Afghanistan, Pakistan: report
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has chosen retired diplomat Marc Grossman to replace the late Richard Holbrooke as the United States' special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Washington Post reported on Monday.
Italy seeks EU cash over migrants
Italy asks the EU for 100m euros in assistance as thousands of Tunisians flee turmoil at home and seek refuge in Lampedusa island.
Irish election in a time of quiet rage
Only one result seems likely as the country's angry voters prepare to go to the polls
Medvedev's Awkward 'Gorbachev Moment'
Medvedev is approaching a Gorbachev moment. He either makes the reset more of a two-way street, or he risks being portrayed as a U.S. stooge. Picking a territorial fight with Japan over the Kurils will not compensate for weakness with Washington.
BHP offered to swap China info with U.S.: WikiLeaks
Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton once offered to trade intelligence with Washington on China, its most important market, an Australian newspaper said on Tuesday, citing leaked U.S. cables obtained from WikiLeaks.
China openly backs North Korea succession plan: KCNA
A top Chinese official has backed ailing North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's plans to hand power to his son, the North's state media said on Tuesday, hailing the "successful solution" to allow continued socialist rule.
US raises military profile in East Asia
Cobra Gold exercises one of world's biggest maneuvers
Five African stories you may have missed during Egypt's revolt
Street protests in Gabon, a punishing stalemate in Ivory Coast, a coming election in Uganda: there is plenty of news even as Africans remain glued to the Egypt revolt. Some of it may affect the price of your next steaming cup of cocoa.
Philippine army arrests senior Maoist ahead of talks
Philippine soldiers arrested a top communist leader on Feb.14 in a raid on a rebel hideout north of the capital, a day before the government and Maoist rebels are set to resume formal peace negotiations in Norway.
How Tibet's Karmapa Lama is fueling China and India border tensions
Chinese cash seized from the Indian monastery of the top Tibetan figure has underscored growing tensions between India and China -- and increased feelings of insecurity among the thousands of Tibetans in India.
Probe sought of Mubarak family's fortune
Switzerland has frozen whatever assets Hosni Mubarak and his associates may have there, and anti-corruption campaigners are demanding the same of other countries. But experts say hunting for the deposed Egyptian leader's purported hidden wealth - let alone recovering it - will be an enormous task.
Ecuadorean Judge Orders Chevron to Pay $9 Billion
The American oil giant Chevron is appealing a judgment made in favor of people in the Ecuadorean Amazon.
Obama seeks $676 billion for defense programs
The Obama administration on Monday announced its request for $676 billion for military and defense programs next year and warned House Republicans that plans to freeze defense spending for this year risks triggering a "crisis."
Obama's $1 trillion cuts 'not enough'
President Barack Obama proposed a budget yesterday that would cut the US deficit by $1.1 trillion (£690bn) over the next 10 years, but Republicans said it did not curb spending deeply enough.
Nasa budget boosts private space
US President Barack Obama wants more money to go towards developing commercial rockets and capsules to take American astronauts into orbit.
Panama Canal alternative planned
Colombia has announced it is to promote trade with Asia by building an alternative to the Panama Canal with China.
Chinese inflation climbs to 4.9%
Inflation in China remains high in January at 4.9% despite interest rate increases and driven by rising food prices.
Boom times in China take economy past Japan
China has overtaken Japan to rank indisputably as the world's second largest economy, behind the US, a landmark moment in the return of the Middle Kingdom to global economic pre-eminence, the position it occupied until the 16th century. It is now the world's largest producer of shoes, cars, televisions, gold, coal and much else.
The increasingly insufficient supply of rural laborers points not just to the gradual diminishing population dividend China has enjoyed in the past decades, but also to a historic shift in both the country's economic structure and its social progress.
Is everything rosy again in the banking world?
Oil jumps with Middle East unrest
The price of certain grades of oil - including the UK's Brent crude - jumps amid political protests in the Middle East.
New euro fund to be 500bn euros
Eurozone leaders agree to set up a bail-out fund for the euro of 500bn euros - almost double the current amount provided.
Barwa Village - Qatar Launches $ 440 Million Residential Development
HE minister of municipality and urban planning sheikh abdulrahman bin khalifa al thani on Monday officially launched the Barwa Village
Is Indiana Jones the next victim of Egypt's revolution?
The unpopularity of Zahi Hawass, a man who controlled access to Egypt's ancient artifacts the way Mubarak controlled politics, hints at the political battles to come in the unfolding Egypt revolution.
Yemen's youths find their outlet on the airwaves
Two of Yemen's 20-somethings are serving as a channel between youths and the government through their issues-based radio show.
Haiti cholera challenge 'failed'
The cholera outbreak that has killed 3,600 people in Haiti has not been suppressed despite billions of dollars in promised aid, according to a report by Haitian and US researchers.
Mosque school arrest after C4 film
Police act after alleged assault on child as second mosque featured in film is forced to close amid far-right attack fears
The Russians who swing new-borns in the air
Hopes high for lease of uninhabited islands
With the release of a list of unoccupied isles at the end of this month, private citizens and companies will be able to rent and reclaim uninhabited islands off the coast of East China's Zhejiang provin
Minority language to be promoted
China is expected to roll out its first examination to test the proficiency of certain students and workers in a language spoken by the Zhuang, the country's largest ethnic minority.
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