Yemen's Saleh accused of ceding Zinjibar to al-Qaeda as fighting intensifies, Assad issues amnesty decree while protests continue in Syria, North-South Sudan talks fail to solve Abyei crisis, and more.

Syria lifts decades-old emergency law, NATO accuses Gaddafi forces of firing on civilians, two Yemenis killed, hundreds injured as protests turn violent, and more.

Protestors in Syria and Yemen hold "Friday of Persistence," dozens wounded in Jordan anti-government protest, Gaddafi forces shell civilians areas in Misurata, and more.