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German green lawmakers sue gov`t over secret Saudi tank deal

Germany`s opposition Green party is to take the government to the country`s constitutional court over its refusal to ...

Myanmar Minister To Meet Suu Kyi: Official

Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will meet with a Myanmar minister next week, an official said on Saturday, the ...

Yemen opposition forms council to oust president

Yemen`s mainstream opposition coalition said on Tuesday it would set up a "National Council for the Forces of the ...

Suu Kyi to travel for first time since release

Myanmar`s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will travel outside Yangon next week for the first time since her ...

Trial of ousted Tunisia leader Ben Ali to start June 20: pm

The trial in absentia of ousted Tunisian strongman Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, in exile in Saudi Arabia, will start on ...

Thousands of Syrian refugees flood into Turkey: report

Around 4,300 Syrians have fled a brutal crackdown against pro-democracy protesters and are staying in camps in ...

Divided UN Atom Body Sends Syria to Security Council

The U.N. nuclear watchdog board reported Syria to the Security Council on Thursday for covert atomic work, a U.S.-led ...

US welcomes Bahraini push for dialogue

The United States on Tuesday welcomed a call by Bahraini King Hamad for a national dialogue to begin July 1. "We ...

Saleh refuses to sign Yemen deal despite pressure

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh refused to sign a transition of power deal on Sunday, saying it would push the ...

At least 34 killed in protests across Syria

Syrian security forces shot dead at least 34 people Friday, including a child, as pro-democracy protests swept the ...

At least 21 killed in protests across Syria

Syrian security forces shot dead at least 21 people, including a child, as pro-democracy protests swept the country on ...

Gaddafi envoys due in Moscow on Tuesday

Representatives of Muammar Gaddafi`s government were expected in Moscow on Tuesday and Russia also hopes to host ...

Army shelling of Syrian town kills 7 civilians - group

At least seven Syrian civilians were killed on Sunday when Syrian troops shelled the town of Tel Kelakh near the ...

Moroccan police disperse opposition protest

Moroccan security services used truncheons to disperse a pro-democracy protest on the southern outskirts of the ...

Britain, France seek for sanctions against Syrian president

Britain and France are seeking to impose a EU travel ban and asset freeze on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and four ...