Gadhafi's son warns of civil war in Libya

2011-02-21 08:52:16

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Seif al-Islam said in a televised address early Monday that Libya was in danger of civil wars if the clashes escalate, according to Doha-based Al-Jazeera.

Libyan ambassador to AL resigns to join protests

2011-02-21 06:53:09

Libyan permanent representative to the Arab League resigned on Sunday and joined the protests in his country.

Yemen President urges opposition for dialogue

2011-02-21 06:27:21

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Sunday renewed his call for the opposition coalition to take part in a long-postponed national dialogue amid escalating protests demanding an end of his 33-year rule.

NATO probes claims it killed 64 Afghan civilians

2011-02-20 21:20:23

NATO says it is investigating claims by Afghan government officials that 64 civilians died in coalition operations in a remote part of northeast Afghanistan.

Libya violence death toll tops 100

2011-02-20 19:04:05

The death toll from four days of violence centred on the Libyan city of Benghazi has passed 100, Human Rights Watch said on Feb 20.

Snapshots: The world in 24 hours Feb 19

2011-02-20 16:50:07

Snapshot photos capture the moments of events happened all around the world during the past 24 hours of Feb 19.

Bahrain protesters camp out ahead of talks

2011-02-20 15:07:36

Thousands of anti-government protesters camped overnight in a Manama square that has come to symbolise their cause and waited for talks on Sunday between the opposition and the Gulf state's crown prince.

84 people killed in protests in Libya

2011-02-20 11:01:42

The security forces in Libya have killed at least 84 people during clashes with demonstrators over the past three days, Tunisian official agency TAP reported on Saturday.

Palestinian-US ties crack up after veto: official

2011-02-20 10:09:41

Palestinian-US relations started to crack up as a result of a US veto on a UN draft resolution on Jewish settlement construction.

Abbas says not to boycott US despite veto

2011-02-19 22:49:45

The Palestinian leadership doesn' t want to boycott the United States, which vetoed a draft to the UN condemning Jewish settlement activities in the occupied territories, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday.

Cote d'Ivoire police use tear gas to disperse protesters

2011-02-19 21:05:57

Cote d'Ivoire police on Saturday used tear gas to disperse demonstrators demanding the step-down of incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo in the economic capital Abidjan.

Algerian police arrest pro-reform protesters: witness

2011-02-19 20:02:06

The Algerian police have arrested some demonstrators who managed to take part in the march that the National Coordination for Change and Democracy (NCCD) attempted to hold on Saturday, in the capital Algiers.