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Yemen oposition blames Saleh for Gulf plan failure

Yemen`s opposition blamed President Ali Abdullah Saleh Thursday for the failure of a Gulf plan aimed at ending a ...

At least 27 killed in attack on Guatemala farm: police

At least 27 people were found decapitated on a farm in northern Guatemala on the Mexican border Sunday, and police ...

700 dead in Syria crackdown, jurists` group says

Syrian authorities have killed more than 700 people and rounded up thousands while shelling cities indiscriminately in ...

Six Syrian opposition figures released: lawyer

Syrian authorities have freed six Syrian opposition figures, including five arrested in a crackdown on protests, a ...

UN mission blocked from Syrian protest city

Syrian authorities have stopped a UN humanitarian team from visiting the protest city of Daraa where hundreds are said ...

Workers Observe May Day Peacefully, Call For Welfare Improvement

Thousands of workers celebrated Labor Day or May Day on May 1 in a number of cities peacefully, Sunday, and chanted ...

Syria protesters given surrender ultimatum

The Syrian authorities on Monday set a deadline of 15 days for people who had committed "unlawful acts" to surrender, ...

Syria arrests women, opposition figures-rights groups

Syrian security forces on Saturday arrested two veteran opposition figures and a group of female protesters as part of ...

Clinton to attend Rome talks on Libya conflict: US

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Rome next week for fresh talks on how to help the rebels fighting in ...

EU to impose arms embargo on Syria--EU diplomats

European Union member states reached preliminary agreement to Friday to impose an arms embargo on Syria and consider ...

Civilian deaths in Syria protests rise to 500-group

Syrian security forces have killed at least 500 civilians in a crackdown on a "peaceful democratic uprising", Syrian ...

25 killed as Syrian tanks storm Daraa: activists

Thousands of Syrian troops backed by tanks stormed the flashpoint town of Daraa on Monday killing at least 25 people, ...

Yemen protests kill 3 as opposition haggles

Yemeni security forces shot dead three more protesters against President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Monday while opposition ...

Syria death toll hits 120 in two days: report

At least 120 people were killed in a two-day crackdown by Syrian security forces against protesters, a group of ...

EU top diplomat condemns violence in Syria

The EU foreign policy chief condemned the use of force against anti-government demonstrators in Syria as "appalling ...