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Activists say Government troops have bombarded rebel areas in Homs killing 12 people, including two children.
Gunmen have assassinated a senior prosecutor and a judge in a northwestern province of Syria.
Anthony Shadid, 43, appears to have died from an asthma attack.
A report by Amnesty International found torture, killings and war crimes are being carried out by the armed militas in Libya.
AdaptiveMobile told TheJournal.ie that it did not renew a contract with a Syrian mobile phone operator last year because of the political climate.
Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton has said it is “deplorable” that the regime has escalated violence to the extent that it is using artillery and tank fire against innocent civilians.
Ayman al-Zawahri calls on Muslims elsewhere in the Arab World to join the uprising against Syrian president Bashar Assad.
Bashar Assad’s forces continue to bombard the city of Homs as the government said that military complexes in the economically important city of Aleppo had been targeted today.
Scores of people have died in the last week alone as UN chief Ban Ki Moon said that the failure to agree a resolution on Syria at the UN Security Council has been “disastrous”.
They were the first to die in clashes that erupted around the country after a riot at a soccer stadium killed 74 on Wednesday as sports violence spiraled into a new political crisis for Egypt.
Security officials say the four confirmed victims were suspected members of al-Qaeda.
The move comes as Syrian troops push further into Damascus suburbs, crushing pockets of resistance.
The widescale offensive near the capital suggested the regime is worried that military defectors could close in on Damascus.
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The mission sharply criticised the regime of President Bashar Assad for the escalating violence which has killed at least 80 people across the country.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Tahrir Square today to demand an early transfer of power by the ruling military and the trial of generals for the killing of protesters.
Twitter said that it would now be able to restrict tweets from being read in certain countries where laws may be different while still allowing them to be seen elsewhere.
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The first anniversary of the Arab Spring movement that electrified the Middle East last year will be marked by a public forum in Dublin this Saturday.
Yes, you read that right. Fighters loyal to the former dictator have clashed with the country’s new rulers, sparking fears of further civil war.
Ali Abdullah Saleh is said to have left the country, handing power to his deputy.
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Fears of all-out civil war increase as Ban says one-man rule and family dynasties are a thing of the past.
Tunisians are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their revolution, which sparked anti-government protests across the Arab world.
The French reporter, Gilles Jacquier, was in the city of Homs on a rare western reporting trip authorised by Syria’s government.
The pope’s veiled references to gay marriage were also taken as his strongest condemnation of same-sex unions to date.
Islamist parties are expected to consolidate their gains from the first two rounds and win the majority in the 498-seat lower house.
The Arab League said 3,500 prisoners had been freed – but killings of protesters continue in a bloody crackdown.
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The trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak resumed today: he is charged with complicity in the killings of more than 800 protesters and could face the death penalty if convicted.
Human Rights Watch has accused Syrian authorities of hiding hundreds of detainees from the observers now in the country.
President Bashar Assad’s regime continues to crack down on protesters as he resists pressure to step down. Nearly 300 civilians have been killed in the last ten days alone.
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Anti-government protests first broke out in Tunisia, before inspiring similar movements across the Middle East and bringing down leaders in Egypt and Libya.
About ten thousand Egyptians have marched through Cairo over the brutal violence being used by the country’s military towards female protesters – including beatings, strippings and public humiliation.