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The mother of Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian fruitseller whose desperate protest has shaken strongarm regimes

'I am so proud of my son'

Mother of Mohamed Bouazizi vows 'not be sad anymore' after success of revolution her son inspired.

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DARAA - Human rights activists said at least 15 people were killed on Wednesday in the volatile Syrian city of Daraa

Syria responded to people's demands with live gun fire

Government has promised to probe Daraa killings, but analysts warn situation is turning…

CAIRO - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday there was no "timeline" for when UN-backed military

Anything-goes type of war

US Defence Secretary says outcome of Libya conflict remains unclear, to last longer than…

DAMASCUS - After Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen, a wave of unprecedented anti-regime protests has now hit

Daraa the hotbed of anti-regime protests

Anti-regime protests are becoming increasingly heated despite Syria’s iron grip on security…

More countries joined the operation to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya Monday as the Arab League reaffirmed support

More back-up

Tripoli accuses both coalition forces, rebels of breaking ceasefire as Gathafi's troops are still pounding Misrata.

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Tanks were deployed in the Yemeni capital on Monday as top generals pledged allegiance to the "revolution" and the

Pro-democracy protests continue

Tanks deploy in Sanaa as fighting in Yemen's north between army and Huthi rebels kills 20 people.

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The US, Britain and France pounded Libya with Tomahawk missiles and air strikes into the early hours of Sunday,

Air and sea assault

Obama says US operation dubbed 'Odyssey Dawn' will exclude use of American troops on ground in Libya.

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RIYADH - Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry on Saturday slammed the "attacks" on its diplomatic missions in Iran, a day

The tension is rising

Foreign ministry condemns attacks by Iranians against its diplomatic missions for sending troops to…

"I just hope they show me how to use a gun," said the London teenager as he prepared to join rebels in his native

'Pray for us'

London teenager prepares to join rebels in his native Libya fighting to overthrow strongman Gathafi.

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Thousands of Bahraini Shiites defied martial law to renew their pro-democracy protests on Friday, as they gathered

Manama points the finger at Tehran

Bahraini police, reinforced by Gulf troops, heavily deployed in streets as protestors defy martial…

London - In the history of some countries there comes a period when political and factional murder becomes almost

Part of the problem is the weakening of properly traditional Islam by the populist illiteracies of modern extremism, notes Rowan Williams.

routine – Russia at the beginning of the 20th century, Germany and its neighbours in the early 1930s. It has invariably been the…