Bombardment of besieged Syrian city of Homs intensifies, Egypt's prime minister dismisses US aid cutoff threats, al-Shabab claims responsibility for Mogadishu suicide bombing, and more.
Today's Headlines: Self-immolation protests spread across North Africa; Suicide bomber kills 60 outside Iraqi police recruitment center; Sudan arrests opposition leader al-Turabi, and more
Today's Headlines: Algerian youth riot over high food prices, African leaders offer amnesty to Ivory Coast's Gbagbo, Egypt on alert for Coptic Christmas Eve, and more.
Today's Headlines:
US-Iran tension rises as UN General Assembly convenes
Rape victims in Congo tell their stories
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails to go on hunger strike