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NATO troops kill Afghan policeman, woman in night raid

Afghan and foreign troops shot dead an Afghan policeman and an unarmed young woman during a raid on a compound in ...

EU to open office in Libyan rebel stronghold: Ashton

The European Union is to open an office in Libya`s rebel-held city of Benghazi to shore up assistance for the ...

Yemen police shoot dead protester, wound 40 others

One Yemeni protester was shot dead and 40 others wounded as security forces and plainclothes gunmen opened fire on a ...

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 ...

Three dead as Yemen teachers demo dispersed: medics

Yemeni security forces fired tear gas and live rounds on Monday to break up a demonstration in Taez, south of the ...

Taliban protest Bin Laden killing in Pakistan

Hundreds of Taliban rallied in a Pakistani tribal town on Monday, condemning the killing of Osama bin Laden and vowing ...

Tunisian police use tear gas in fourth day of protests

Tunisian police used tear gas on Sunday to break up a fourth day of anti-government protests by scores of youths. ...

Pakistan lawyers denounce Bin Laden killing

Groups of Pakistani lawyers on Wednesday held protests over the US killing of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, ...

British police arrest terror suspects near nuclear plant

British police arrested five men on suspicion of terrorism near the Sellafield nuclear power plant in northwest ...

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, ...

Sudan releases opposition leader Turabi

Sudanese authorities on Monday released opposition Islamist Hassan al-Turabi, three months after arresting him ...

Syrian forces arrest prominent lawyer in Raqqa-group

Syrian forces arrested a prominent human rights lawyers in the city of Raqqa after he criticised the authorities` ...

Police break up Maldives anti-govt protest

Maldives police on Sunday used tear gas and batons to break up a protest by opposition activists demanding President ...

Rebel capital Benghazi celebrates reports of Kadhafi son`s death

The Libyan rebel capital Benghazi was rocked by sustained gunfire and explosions as fighters sent off volleys of ...