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Syria calls for Arab League meeting
Syria has called for an emergency summit of Arab League heads of state to discuss unrest in the country, a day after the regional blocthreatened to suspend its membership if it did not end its deadly months-long crackdown on anti-government protests. The objective of the proposed summit would be to discuss the unrest's "negative repercussions.. More -
Monti replaces Berlusconi as Italian PM
Italy's head of state has appointed economist and former European Commissioner Mario Monti to succeed outgoing Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi and handle a crisis that has brought the eurozone's third largest economy to the brink of financial disaster. Giorgio Napolitano, the Italian president,made theappointment on Sunday after talks withleaders.. More -
Syria calls emergency meeting of Arab League
Syria has called for an emergency summit of Arab League heads of state to discuss unrest in the country, a day after the regional bloc threatened to suspend its membership if it did not end its deadly months-long crackdown on anti-government protests. The objective of the proposed summit would be to discuss the unrest's "negative repercussions.. More -
Deadly fighting engulfs Yemen protests
Yemeni security forces have opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the capital Sanaa, killing at least 16 people and wounding dozens more, medics said. Security forces used live rounds as well as tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of people attempting to march on the city centre from their stronghold in Change Square, witnesses.. More -
Syria agrees to Arab League plan
The Syrian government hasaccepted several measures suggested by the Arab League aimed at halting the violence in the country, including the removal of tanks and armored vehicles from the streets. The breakthrough was announced at an emergency meeting in Cairo on Wednesday, where the regional body gathered to discuss plans to ease the violence and.. More -
Israel to \\\'prevent\\\' aid ships reaching Gaza
Israel has announced that its navy will attempt to stop two boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists bound for the Gaza Strip, in the latest attempt by activiststo break the four-year Israeli blockade against the territory. The Israeli military spokesman's office said the country'snavy was "prepared to contact" the vessels and had "complet.. More -
Protesters shut down huge Oakland port in US
Thousands of protesters in Oakland, California,have shut down the city's port, the fifth busiest cargo facility in the United States,as they continuedcalls fora general strike to protesteconomic conditions and police brutality. "At this time, maritime operations are effectively shutdown at the Port of Oakland. Maritime area operations will.. More -
Qatar to hold legislative elections in 2013
The Gulf state of Qatar, which has actively backed Arab Spring uprisings, has announced plans to hold elections to its own advisory legislative council in 2013. The election will be the first to the Shura Council, 30 of whose 45 members will be elected and the others appointed by the emir under a constitution approved in 2003. All the body's current.. More -
Israel orders new building in East Jerusalem
Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, has ordered the building of 2,000 new housing units for Israelis, mainly in illegally occupied East Jerusalem, an area Palestinians account as the capital of their future state. Netanyahu said in a statement on Tuesday that the new construction would include settlements that he believed would be part of.. More -
Protesters converge on G20 summit in France
Thousands of protesters have converged on the French Riviera to urge the Group of 20 leading economies to focus on spreading global largesse more equitably instead of saving banks and pleasing financial markets. Scores of French and international activist groups with a range of missions - from a tax on financial transactions to better environmental.. More -
China launches spacecraft on docking mission
China has launched the unmanned Shenzhou-8 spacecraft, marking the start of another key mission in the nation's quest to assemble a permanent space station within a decade. Shenzhou-8 blasted off on board a Long March-2F carrier rocket early on Tuesday from the remote Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in north-western China's Gansu province. It.. More -
Libya\'s NTC elects new interim prime minister
Libya’s Transitional National Council (NTC)haselectedAbdurrahim El Keib as the country’s new transitional prime minister to replace Mahmoud Jibril. "This transition period has its own challenges. One thing we will be doing is working very closely with the NTC and listening to the Libyan people," El Keib said on Monday after the.. More -
Explosions rock Yemeni airbase
A large explosion has rocked an air base outside the Yemeni capital, Sanaa,prompting authorities to shut the city's nearby airport, officials say. A military source told Al Jazeerathat explosive devices were planted inside 12 fighter jetsatthe al-Daylami airbase, which is adjacent to Sanaa International Airport. Three of the aircraft were destroyed.. More -
Arab League hands Syria plan to end unrest
The Arab League has handed Syrian officials a plan for ending seven months of increasingly violent unrest against President Bashar al-Assad's rule. The Arab League committee put its plan, involving talks in Cairo between the Syrian authorities and their opponents, to Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem and Bouthaina Shaaban, a political adviser.. More -
Ceasefire follows deadly Gaza exchanges
Israel and Palestinian fighters have agreed to a ceasefire after Israeli air strikes killed nine Palestinian fighters and rocket fire killed one Israeli in the region's worst violence in since an Egypt-brokered truce came into effect in August. Theceasefire, mediated by Egyptian officials, came into effect at 04:00 GMT on Sunday, said sources.. More
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