Sudan's Bashir not standing for re-election: party

2011/02/21 02:31:48

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will not stand at the next election as...

Libya protesters seize streets as Bahrain mood eases

2011/02/20 14:48:38

TRIPOLI/MANAMA (Reuters) - Libyans protesting against Muammar Gaddafi's rule appeared to control the...

Moroccan protesters demand limit on royal powers

2011/02/20 14:19:31

RABAT (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Morocco on Sunday demanding King Mo...

Merkel's CDU routed in Hamburg state election

2011/02/20 14:00:07

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats suffered a crushing defeat in a r...

Bahrain opposition meets to agree demands

2011/02/20 12:24:04

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's opposition parties met on Sunday to discuss demands they will present t...

Yemen separatist leader arrested, protests draw fire

2011/02/20 10:47:18

ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - The leader of Yemen's secessionist Southern Movement was arrested and shots w...

Libyan online protesters prepare for "day of rage"

2011/02/17 03:26:14

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Protesters in Libya were planning to take to the streets for a "day of rage," on...

Egypt Suez Canal told Iran warship passing scrapped

2011/02/17 02:59:28

ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - The Suez Canal has been told that plans by two Iranian naval ships to cr...

Iran forces in streets to curb opposition rallies

2011/02/20 14:49:47

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Thousands of Iranian security personnel were deployed on the streets of Tehran an...

Egypt banks and pyramids open as some protest in Cairo

2011/02/20 14:45:59

CAIRO (Reuters) - Banks opened on Sunday after a week-long closure as Egypt's economy struggled to g...

Residents say troops defect in Libya's Benghazi

2011/02/20 14:15:45

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Members of a Libyan army unit told Benghazi residents on Sunday they had defecte...

Afghans say joint NATO forces kill 64 civilians

2011/02/20 13:17:09

ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 60 civilians, including women and children, were killed ...

Uganda's Museveni wins disputed presidential vote

2011/02/20 11:45:34

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa's longest serving leaders, won ...

As Mideast seethes, three dead in Bahrain bloodshed

2011/02/17 03:28:28

MANAMA (Reuters) - Police in the Gulf island kingdom of Bahrain attacked demonstrators camped out in...

Canada hit by cyberattack from China computers: report

2011/02/17 03:07:23

OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government was hit by an unprecedented cyber attack from Chinese-bas...