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Tunisians prepare to vote in historic poll
Nine months after a popular uprising that ended decades of authoritarian rule, Tunisians are set to vote for new leaders who will write the rules of the country's new political system. Tunisia was the country that trigged what became known as the 'Arab Spring' after a month-long uprising forced then-President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to flee to Saudi.. More -
Doubts cast on official Gaddafi death account
A member of Libya’sruling National Transitional Council (NTC) has voiced doubts over the exact circumstances of Muammar Gaddafi's death, raising questions over earlier claims that the deposed leader had been killed incrossfire. Waheed Burshan told Al Jazeera on Saturday thatGaddafi was clearly captured alive and there should be an investigation.. More -
Gaddafi burial delayed amid calls for probe
Libya's National Transitional Council has delayed the burial for Muammar Gaddafi in order to arrange a secret location and allow for an investigation into his death, officials say. On Friday, as videos continued to surface showing the fugitive deposed leader being captured alive by a crowd of NTC fighters, the United Nations' human rights office called.. More -
Intense fighting continues in Sirte
Libyan interim government fighters have relaunched their offensive on the besieged town of Sirte after being pushed back by die-hard Muammar Gaddafi loyalists holed up in the deposed leader's hometown. Grad rockets, artillery and tank fire rained down on Gaddafi positions in the centre of the town on Wednesday as hundreds of National Transitional Council.. More -
Turkish troops enter Iraq after PKK attacks
Turkish forces have launched operations in the mountains of northern Iraq following simultaneous attacks by Kurdish separatists in southeastern Turkey that killed at least 26 soldiers. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has waged a decades-long separatist struggle against Ankara, has claimed responsibility for the attacks, which occurred late.. More -
Yemen president seeks guarantees on exit
Ali Abdullah Saleh, president of Yemen, has agreed to sign a Gulf peace deal calling for a transfer of power, but only if the United States, Europe and Gulf Arab states gave him unspecified guarantees. "Now that the president has returned, they say there is no need for the vice president to sign. Fine, I am ready to sign," Saleh said in a.. More -
Deported Palestinians arrive in exile
FortyPalestinians freed by Israel under a prisoner swap deal with Hamas but deemed to be too dangerous to be allowed to return to Palestine have arrived in Qatar, Turkey, Jordan and Syria. The prisoners were released as part of an exchange on Tuesday that involved the release of 477 Palestinian prisoners for the freeing of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli.. More -
Education protests grip Chilean capital
Students in Chile have erectedburning barricades in at least 10 locations throughout Santiago, as part of a protest to demand free higher education. Tuesday'sdemonstration in the South American nation's capital is the latest phase in a student movement that began in May. Television footage showed police using water cannons against the protesters,.. More -
Reports of more deaths in Yemeni protest
At least seven people have been killed and dozens woundedafter armed men loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh opened fire on demonstrators in the Yemeni capital, witnesses say. Residents of Sanaatold Al Jazeera on Tuesday that several injured people were kidnappedafterprotesters calling onSaleh to step down were trapped by security forces inside the.. More -
Israeli soldier moved from Gaza to Egypt
A prisoner swap deal between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement is under way, with Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit reportedly on his way to Israel after having been received in Egypt from Gaza. Shalit was handed over to Egyptian authorities early on Tuesday morning. Ninety-six Palestinian prisoners left the Ketziot prison, bound for the Ofer military.. More -
Deaths reported in violence across Syria
Dozens of people have been reported killed across Syria,a day after the Arab League announced itwas encouraging dialogue between Bashar al-Assad's government and the opposition. The Local Co-ordination Committees (LCC), an activists' network, said 24people were killed on Monday in Homs, which has been one of the centres of the protests against President.. More -
Gaddafi stronghold Bani Walid falls
Fighters belonging to Libya's ruling National Transitional Council have captured the town of Bani Walid,one of two last remaining strongholds of the country's deposed leader, Muammar Gaddafi. NTC military commanders saidon Monday that they were encountering pockets of resistance in the town, located about 170km southeast of Tripoli. But they said.. More -
Arab League calls for Syria talks in Cairo
The Arab League has announced that it plans to bring together Syria's government and opposition groups to seek ways to end the violence in the country, Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, Qatar's prime minister, said. Defying calls for Syria's suspension from the regional body over a worsening army crackdown on political unrest, the league decided on Sunday.. More -
Floods death toll rises in Central America
At least 45 people have died in Central America as storms, floods and mudslides forced thousands to abandon their homes and trapped many more, authorities said on Saturday. A tropical depression hit the region early on Wednesday, bringing heavy rain and lightning strikes and causing chaos in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua Many.. More -
Israel names 477 prisoners to be released
Israel has published a list of 477 Palestinian prisoners to be released in the first stage of a swap deal for the captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. The list, released on Sunday by Israel's justice ministry, includes the names of 450 Palestinian men and 27 women. According to the list, most prisoners will return to their homes in the illegally.. More
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