TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's unrest spread to the capital Tripoli on Sunday after scores of protesters were killed in the second city Benghazi, which appeared to have slipped o...

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Security forces shot dead scores of protesters in Libya's second largest city, where residents said a military unit had joined their cause on Sunday, and t...

ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - The leader of Yemen's secessionist Southern Movement was arrested and shots were fired on the ninth day of demonstrations in the capital Sanaa on Sunday...

ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - The leader of Yemen's secessionist Southern Movement was arrested and shots were fired on the ninth day of demonstrations in the capital Sanaa on Sunday...

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Security forces shot dead scores of protesters in Libya's second largest city, where residents said a military unit had joined their cause on Sunday, and t...

TRIPOLI/MANAMA (Reuters) - Members of a Libyan army unit said they had defected and "liberated" the country's second city from forces loyal to veteran leader Muammar Gaddafi a...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Sunday it was deeply concerned by credible reports of hundreds of deaths and injuries during protests in Libya, and urged the ...

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Members of a Libyan army unit told Benghazi residents on Sunday they had defected and "liberated" Libya's second city from troops supporting veteran leader...

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Members of a Libyan army unit told Benghazi residents on Sunday they had defected and "liberated" the city from forces supporting veteran leader Muammar Ga...

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia is seeking the extradition of former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali from Saudi Arabia to face charges stemming from a violent crackdown on protest...

ROME (Reuters) - Opposition lawmakers criticised Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for failing to condemn violence in Libya and saying he did not want to "disturb" Liby...

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan security forces opened fire on protesters in the country's second city Benghazi on Sunday, a witness said, after scores died in one of the bloodiest...

TRIPOLI/MANAMA (Reuters) - Libyans protesting against Muammar Gaddafi's rule appeared to control the streets of Benghazi on Sunday, even though the security forces have killed...

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Thousands of Iranian security personnel were deployed on the streets of Tehran and other cities on Sunday to prevent opposition protesters rallying in spite...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa's longest serving leaders, won election to a fourth term in office by a huge margin on Sunday but the oppo...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three bombs were defused in Russia's violence-plagued North Caucasus on Sunday, a news agency reported, as authorities stepped up security days after milita...

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats suffered a crushing defeat in a regional election in the northern German city-state of Hamburg on Sunday tha...

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has pledged to form an anti-corruption commission and hinted he may retire, a party official said, a move critics...

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran arrested the daughter of former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Sunday for taking part in a banned opposition rally, the official IRNA news agenc...

ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 60 civilians, including women and children, were killed in four days of operations by NATO-led troops and Afghan forces in eastern ...

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain's opposition parties met on Sunday to discuss demands they will present to the Gulf Arab country's rulers, as protesters gathered in a central Manam...

TRIPOLI/MANAMA (Reuters) - Libyans protesting against Muammar Gaddafi's rule appeared to control the streets of Benghazi on Sunday, even though the security forces have killed...

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people defied security forces on Sunday to rally in the Tunisian capital calling for a new interim government, a Reuters witness said.It...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa's longest serving leaders, won election to a fourth term in office by a huge margin on Sunday but the oppo...

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Germans voted in Hamburg state elections on Sunday and are likely to inflict a bruising defeat on Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, making it...

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad presented a delayed budget bill to parliament on Sunday, urging lawmakers to swiftly approve a package he said would c...

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Tens of thousands gathered in Benghazi on Sunday for funerals of protesters killed by Libyan security forces as Human Rights Watch said overnight violence ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Banks opened on Sunday after a week-long closure as Egypt's economy struggled to get back on its feet after political turmoil caused by the uprising that top...

ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Joint operations by Afghan forces and NATO-led foreign troops have killed 64civilians in eastern Kunar province, including many women and chi...

ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - The leader of Yemen's secessionist Southern Movement was arrested in Aden and shots were fired at a demonstration in Sanaa on Sunday as unrest hit the i...

ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - The leader of Yemen's secessionist Southern Movement was arrested and shots were fired at a demonstration in the capital Sanaa on Sunday as unrest hit t...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Veteran Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni looked certain of a massive presidential poll win, according to provisional results on Sunday, but his main rival ca...

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian security forces fired in the air on Sunday in a vain attempt to disperse tens of thousands of demonstrators in the capital calling for a new interim...

TRIPOLI/MANAMA (Reuters) - Security forces in the Libyan city of Benghazi killed dozens of people as they fought to crush an uprising against leader Muammar Gaddafi's rule, th...

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - At least 20 protesters were killed overnight in the Libyan city of Benghazi, a rights watchdog said on Sunday, after witnesses said security forces fired h...

ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Joint operations by Afghan forces and NATO-led foreign troops have killed 64 civilians in eastern Kunar province, including many women women ...

MANAMA (Reuters) - Thousands of Bahraini protesters set up a tent city in a Manama square that has come to symbolize their cause, some calling on Sunday for immediate politica...

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian security forces fired into the air on Sunday as tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered downtown to call for the replacement of the interim gove...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Banks opened on Sunday after a week-long closure as Egypt's economy, damaged by the political turmoil caused by the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak and s...

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Police dispersed scores of people who gathered in central Beijing on Sunday after calls spread online across China urging pro-democracy gatherings...

RABAT (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Morocco on Sunday demanding King Mohammed give up some of his powers, dismiss the government and clamp down on...

ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Joint operations by Afghan forces and NATO-led foreign troops have killed 64 civilians in eastern Kunar province, including many women and ch...

ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Two Iranian navy vessels were approaching Egypt's Suez Canal Sunday before making the first passage through the waterway since Iran's 1979 revoluti...

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Police dispersed scores of people who gathered in central Beijing on Sunday after calls spread online across China urging pro-democracy gatherings...

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The United States has halted drone attacks on militants along Pakistan's western border in a development analysts believe is linked to U.S. attempts to s...

SANAA (Reuters) - Supporters of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh tried to break up a demonstration by opponents of the government on Sunday and shots were fired as unrest i...

MANAMA (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters camped overnight in a Manama square that has come to symbolize their cause, as calm returned ahead of talks on Sunda...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Iran's plan to send two naval ships through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean is an attempt to expand its regional influence, and Israel takes a grave ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Two Iranian naval ships are due to sail through the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean on Monday, Suez Canal officials said, denying a report from Iran that sai...

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The death toll from four days of violence centered on the Libyan city of Benghazi has passed 100, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday, after witnesses said s...

ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Joint operations by Afghan forces and NATO-led foreign troops have killed 64 civilians in eastern Kunar province, including many women and ch...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Veteran Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni was on the brink of a massive win in a presidential election the opposition says was a sham, provisional results sho...

ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Joint operations by Afghan forces and NATO-led foreign troops have killed 64 civilians in eastern Kunar province, including many women and ch...

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two Iranian navy vessels have passed through the Suez Canal, Iran's Arabic language state television channel reported on Sunday, the first time the Islamic ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is digging tunnels at a site where it has launched two nuclear tests, suggesting it is preparing a third, the South's Yonhap news agency said on ...

TRIPOLI/MANAMA (Reuters) - Libyan security forces shot dead dozens of protesters to try to crush a revolt in the second city Benghazi, and the wave of unrest sweeping the Midd...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Veteran Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, edged closer to a resounding victory in a presidential election the opposition said was fixed....

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, in power since 1986, edged closer to a resounding victory in an election the opposition said was fixed.Provisional elect...

MANAMA (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-government protesters camped overnight in a Manama square that has come to symbolize their cause and waited for talks on Sunday between th...

MOHMAND, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani troops killed up to 15 militants after dozens of insurgents attacked a security checkpoint in a northwestern tribal region on the Afgha...