Libyan rebels sought to stamp out rumours by providing details on the assassination of army chief General Abdel Fatah Yunis while tightening security in their eastern stronghold of Benghazi.

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More than 90 people were killed today as the Syrian military launched an attack on the flashpoint protest city of Hama on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a human rights activist said.

Syrian security forces fired on thousands of protesters Friday, killing a teenage boy and at least 15 other civilians as accounts emerged of more indiscriminate killing and summary executions by the a

Aggrieved students and activists of the All India Students' Association (AISA) on Wednesday burnt the effigies of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal and Chief Minister Nitis

Doctors have suggested immediate hospitalisation of yoga guru Ramdev whose indefinite fast against corruption and black money entered seventh day today as his health parameters continued to remain

Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh, wounded in an explosion at his Sanaa compound on Friday, underwent two surgical operations 'with success' in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, an official told the media.

Road traffic has been paralysed in Goa since morning, as protesters have descended on roads to enforce the “Goa bandh” over state government’s decision to grant recognition to English as a Medium of Instruction (MOI) in the primary schools.

Fierce fighting erupted around the Sanaa home of dissident tribal chief Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar today as a truce that ended deadly clashes last week broke down.

There were also heavy exchanges betw

Yemeni security forces killed 20 demonstrators when they broke up a four-month-old sit-in in the
second-largest city Taez during the night, protest organisers said on Monday.

"At least 20 protesters

In a major breach in Rahul Gandhi's security, a youth armed with a countrymade pistol and standing close to the Congress leader was detained tonight at Kasna police station.

The youth, whose identity