Oman deploys units fearing unrest
Oman deployed troops north of the capital Muscat and near the border with the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, following three straight days of anti-government protests, a government official said.
How is Muammar Qaddafi still hanging on?
Muammar Qaddafi, clinging to power in Tripoli, has now faced down more internal and external pressure than fellow autocrats in Egypt and Tunisia.
Rebels fight off Gadhafi in west Libya
Rebel forces fended off Moammar Gadhafi's troops in the western part of Libya on Tuesday, and thousands of people fleeing the violence massed at the North African nation's borders prompting warnings from international aid groups of a humanitarian crisis.
Libya unrest: Eyewitness accounts
Three people in Libya describe the latest situation in their towns.
Egyptian and Libyan expats send humanitarian assistance
Among the captives in the liberation of eastern Libya was a young man who claimed to be a member of a fearsome militia run by Gaddafi's son.
‘Human Rights Watch should have been keeping tabs on Libya'
NGO Monitor calls on HRW Mideast/Africa head Sarah Leah Whitson to resign for ignoring Libyan abuses, failing to offer aid
Saudi authorities detained a Shiite cleric in the Eastern Province after he called for a constitutional monarchy and an end to corruption and discrimination, human rights activists said on Tuesday
President Saleh Losing Tribal Leaders and Options
The student protesters have been joined by tribal chiefs and Islamist politicians in a challenge that may leave President Saleh with only two options: resignation or repression
President Gül set to visit Egypt tomorrow
President Abdullah Gül is scheduled to visit Egypt on Thursday, diplomatic sources told the Cihan news agency on Tuesday.
Exiled Kurdish leader tells PM in letter he wants to return
Yaşar Kaya, the former leader of a now-defunct Kurdish party, the Democracy Party (DEP), who has been abroad for nearly two decades, has written a letter to Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressing his desire to return to Turkey.
Tunisia ends 20-year ban for Islamist party
A Tunisian Islamist party banned for more than 20 years was legalized Tuesday, while the country's most prominent opposition figure quit the unity government amid renewed uncertainty about where Tunisia is headed.
Israel might seek interim Palestinian peace deal
Israel is considering pursuing an interim peace agreement with the Palestinians, a senior official said on Tuesday, signaling the government might abandon efforts to secure a single, comprehensive accord.
Israeli settlers call for 'day of rage'
Call for a 'day of rage' as hardliners attack Palestinian villages and block roads in Jerusalem
Afghan fighting not working - MPs
Evidence suggests that the present highly intensive counter-insurgency campaign in Afghanistan is not succeeding, MPs say.
British troops on front line in Afghanistan told they face the sack
Almost the entire contingent of Britain's 10,000 troops in Afghanistan told they could be sacked within months as ministers disclose plans to get rid of one in 10 members of the Armed Forces.
Ivorian papers close in protest
Nine newspapers in Ivory Coast close in protest against what they say is harassment by supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo.
Yet another blow to Internet freedom as court bans website
Google’s famous blog hosting service, blogspot.com/blogger.com, has been banned following complaints by digital satellite platform Digiturk in Turkey, dipnot.tv reported
The big issue that has India divided
An intense lobbying battle is being fought as the Indian government prepares to amend landmark legislation introduced nearly three decades ago to protect women who were being attacked, harassed and even murdered for refusing to pay dowries.
Tajikistan's president appoints football-playing son as drugs tsar
President Imomali Rakhmonov of Tajikistan has put his football-mad son in charge of the country's fight against drug smuggling.
Romanian MPs vote against witchcraft bill
Romanian lawmakers on Tuesday voted against a bill aiming to counter the pernicious effects of witchcraft, a text which had angered many fortune-tellers and clairvoyants.
US Attorney General 'not sure' if Guantánamo will shut by 2013
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Tuesday he was not sure if the prison holding terrorism suspects at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba would be closed by the end of President Barack Obama's first term.
Price of gold reaches fresh high
The price of gold hits a record high as investors worry about the political turmoil in Libya and tensions in the Middle East.
Wisconsin governor's budget cuts $1.5 billion
After focusing for weeks on his proposal to strip public employees of most collective-bargaining rights, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday presented his full budget - a plan that cuts $1.5 billion in aid to public schools, local government and Medicaid, but avoids any tax or fee ...
China holds $1.16 trillion of US debt
China, the largest creditor of the United States, increased its holdings of US debt to a record $1.175 trillion in October, according to revised data issued by the Treasury.
WikiLeaks among peace prize nominees
A record 241 nominations were submitted for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize and the Norwegian jury has now begun the secretive process to select a winner, the panel’s spokesman said on Tuesday.
Chinese illiteracy becomes subject of world's concern
International concern has grown over the illiteracy and education inequality found in China, said a senior official of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday.
Bamiyan Buddha may be restored
German scientists have said it may be possible to reconstruct the smaller of two giant 1,500-year-old Bamiyan Buddha statues blown up by the Taliban in Afghanistan 10 years ago, which prompted a worldwide outcry.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Peugeot car sold for £1.5 million
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 34-year-old car has been sold for nearly $2.5 million (£1.5m) at an auction to raise money for a low-income housing project, the semiofficial Iranian news agency said
Elderly left isolated as children fail to call home
One in ten baby boomers has not seen their ageing parents for more than a year, according to research suggesting that the generations may be losing touch with each other.
Most powerful microscope unveiled
A record-breaking optical microscope is demonstrated by UK researchers who used tiny glass beads to cheat the normal rules of light.
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