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Iraq bomb blast claims 48 lives, dozens injured
The number of dead from a bomb blast in Iraq has climbed to 48 according to officials. The suspected car bomb went off during a funeral in a…
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Arab anti-government protests spread to Yemen
Street protests demanding a new government that began in Tunisia and Egypt have now spread to Yemen. As many as 16,000 demonstrators have gathered…
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Another day of tension in Egypt's streets
Police are out in force across Egypt in a bid to stop further anti-government protests that have escalated in the last three days. There have been…
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Game on! Sony launches next generation console
We have had the next generation mobile phone, last year it was the tablet computer, now it is the turn of the games console. Sony have unveiled…
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Berlusconi hit by fresh underage sex allegations
The under age sex allegations enveloping Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi just got worse after prosecutors issued fresh details. In…
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ElBaradei praises Egyptian protests and urges Mubarak to step down
The prominent Egyptian reform campaigner Mohamed El Baradei has reiterated his desire to see President Hosni Mubarak surrender power and retire.…
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Tunisia's foreign minister quits interim government
Tunisia's foreign minister Kamel Morjane has quit after further protests in the capital Tunis. It came after activists, mostly students, stormed…
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Tunisian protesters try to storm PM's office
Protesters have stormed barricades in the Tunisian capital ahead of a key cabinet resuffle. The activists, mostly students, rushed police…
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Dozens killed in Iraq funeral bombing
Dozens of people have now been confirmed dead from a bomb blast in Iraq, according to government officials. The suspected car bomb went off…
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Government-less Belgium nears record
European compromise and consensus are not working in Belgium. Its political parties are no closer to agreeing on a coalition government. The…
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Cyber surfers suffer disruption in Egypt
Despite the government's insistence it respects freedom of expression, phone, internet and social network users in Egypt say service is far from…
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Sarkozy at Davos: the euro vanish? Don't even think about it!
A minor blast claimed by left-wing activists came early in the day of Nicolas Sarkozy's euro rallying call in Davos, Switzerland. The group against…
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Mubarak: too mighty to move?
Until the past few weeks, Hosni Mubarak could have been forgiven for feeling complacent as he viewed the upcoming presidential elections in…
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Cairo calms, but holds breath
The dust has settled in Cairo after earlier clashes between police and anti-government protesters. But the air is still heavy with tension and…
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Huge welcome for ElBaradei in Egypt
The man many see as a possible future leader of Egypt received a tumultuous welcome as he flew in to Cairo. Mohamed ElBaradei, former chief of…
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Ghannouchi hangs on in Tunisian reshuffle
"We've won," cried Tunisians who have been ensconced outside the prime minister's office for five days calling for the interim government to purge…
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America struggles with more snow
America's eastern seaboard is digging itself out of yet another heavy snowfall, nearly half a metre falling in New York city and parts of New…
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Opposition promises Mubarak Friday to remember
Egypt is bracing itself for what could be a black Friday of violence in the streets as the opposition to President Mubarak has promised its biggest…
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Turkey holds 1st Holocaust memorial
Turkey has held its first-ever public ceremony commemorating the Holocaust at Istanbul's biggest synagogue. Members of Turkey's foreign ministry were…
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Cuban dissident Fariñas arrested again
Cuban dissident Guillermo Fariñas has been arrested for the second day in a row. His mother, Alicia Hernandez, told the AFP news agency that…
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