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Hamas: Rafah border is paralysed

Despite Egyptian promises of opening its border with Gaza permanently, Rafah Crossing is seeing new restrictions put in place

NATO extends Libya air war, says Gaddafi will go

NATO mission in Libya extended for another three months, saying that the decision sends a clear message to the Gaddafi regime to go

Syria must be reported to UN over nuclear claims: Britain

Britain ambassador to IAEA states their report on giving credence to American allegations that Syria had a nuclear reactor in the desert gives them no choice but to report it to the UN Security Council

African Union backs Russia mediation in Libya

AU Commisssioner calls on Russia to join the mediation efforts between the revolutionaries and Muammar Gaddafi

Spain mulls action against Hamburg for E.coli blame

Spanish Deputy PM questions validity of Germany's accusation against Spain for E.coli outbreak, says may take action against German authorities

Iran parliament votes to send Ahmadinejad to court

Lawmakers in Iran vote in support of legal action against Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over Cabinet reshuffle controversy

Blasts rock Tripoli as NATO extends campaign

Powerful explosions rocked Tripoli as NATO pressed its air war Wednesday amid Libyan charges it has killed 718 civilians and reports that British ex-special forces soldiers are advising the rebels

Syria opposition meet in Turkey to push regime change

Syrian opposition activists opened a conference in Turkey on Wednesday to discuss ways of a regime change in their country and draw up a "roadmap" for a peaceful transition

Region

Yemen sit-in turns into 'massacre'

Reports of another bloody night in Yemeni capital as forces loyal to Yemen's president killed 20 as they crushed a sit-in demonstration

'Qaeda' gunmen seize Yemen southern city

Yemen president, tribal chief agree to end clashes

Yemen's Saleh let terrorists take Abyan: rebel generals

Yemen aircraft strike 'Qaeda' positions in south: witnesses

Clashes in Yemen kill 39 people as the ceasefire truce collapsed

At least 39 people died on clashes between loyal forces to Yemen President Ali Abduallah Saleh and opposition

Senior Israeli official in Cairo for talks over borders' security

In his second visit to Cairo since the uprising against the Mubarak regime, Amos Gilad voices Israeli concern over the easing of the Rafah border crossing and prisoner swaps with Palestinian movements

Egypt restores restrictions on Rafah border crossing

Following Saturday's easing of the blockade on Gaza through opening the Rafah border crossing, Palestinian officials claim that some of the old restrictions on travellers have been reimposed

Bahrain martial law ends, military trials continue

While the lifting of martial law is hoped to bring life back to normal in the tiny oil rich emirate, the Shiite opposition are skeptical that it signals a change in the monarchy's intentions

Iran parliament: Ahmadinejad ministry move illegal

Iranian Parliament declared Nejad's decision to appoint himself as caretake oil minister "illegal"

International

Mladic appeal on UN court extradition rejected

Serbia chief war crimes prosecutor rejects an appeal against extradition of Ratko Mladic to The Hague to be tried for crimes against humanity committed in Bosnia's 1992-1995 war

War crimes suspect Mladic faces trial

Former Bosnian Serb army chief Mladic will appear before a UN court on Friday in The Hague following his dramatic extradition from Serbia to face genocide and war crimes charges

Spanish protesters vote to remain in Sol square

Hundreds of people both young and old voted to keep the Sol encampment going until Thursday at least

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