Security Council to meet on 'new Syria draft'
2012-02-03 06:55:52
The UN Security Council will meet again on Thursday afternoon to discuss a new draft resolution on Syria.
388 injured in clashes in Cairo
2012-02-03 06:53:00
Clashes between Egyptian riot police and protestors in Cairo have left 388 people injured, one day after a soccer riot killed 74 people in a stadium in Port Said. Latest: 
Egyptian coach, 3 players retire after riot Egypt probes soccer riot amid new protests Timeline for main stadium tragedies
Russia to veto 'unacceptable' Syria resolution
2012-02-02 17:47:12
Russia said on Wednesday it would veto any UN resolution on Syria that it finds unacceptable, after demanding any measure rule out military intervention to halt the bloodshed touched off by protests against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
US, Japan meet on Iran sanctions
2012-02-02 16:45:41
The United States and Japan are holding meetings to discuss the implementation of sanctions on Iran.
UNSC discussion crucial for Syria
2012-02-02 10:19:43
The Security Council's meeting on Tuesday, attended by Arab League chief, discussed the recent Arab League's plan.
Alarm bells for stadium safety
2012-02-02 09:54:58
In terms of global visibility there could hardly be a greater contrast between Egypt's soccer disaster killing at least 73 people and the world's worst recorded stadium disaster in which 340 people died in Moscow in 1982.
Egypt vows to find soccer violence culprits
2012-02-02 09:48:26
The head of Egypt's ruling military council, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, vowed on Thursday to track down those behind soccer violence that killed more than 70 people in Port Said
Iran hopes to restart nuke talks
2012-02-02 06:48:41
Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that he hopes a new round of nuclear talks with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany will be held in the near future.
74 killed in Egypt soccer match riot
2012-02-02 04:20:06
At least 74 people were killed and hundreds of others injured in a soccer match riot in Port Said of Egypt. Egypt vows to find soccer violence culprits Alarm bells for stadium safety
UNSC debates proposal on Syria crisis
2012-02-01 15:26:54
The Arab League (AL) opened the UN Security Council debate of the Syrian crisis on Tuesday, calling on President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
Sudanese cheer rare win
2012-02-01 07:55:26
Flags waved and cars honked in celebration on Monday night after Sudan's first Africa Cup of Nations win in three decades was enough to see it qualify for the quarterfinals.
Iran, IAEA agree to continue talks
2012-02-01 08:58:11
Iran and IAEA agreed to continue their talks regarding the Islamic republic's nuclear program after three days of meetings.