Violence in Syria surges as showdown looms at UN Security Council, US drones patrolling Iraqi skies provoke outrage, Bahrainis plan "Great Return" to Manama's Pearl Roundabout, and more.

Egypt's revolutionaries vow second uprising against military council, Bahraini police violently disperse anti-regime protesters, Iran dismisses Obama's war threats as election propaganda, and more.

Afghanistan's Taliban movement confirms deal to open office in Qatar, 50,000 residents flee South Sudan tribal conflict, former Libyan rebel groups clash in Tripoli, 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.

Gaddafi forces launch air strikes on strategic Libyan oil port, Egyptian protestors post secret police documents online, Bahraini opposition takes protest to U.S. embassy, and more.

Libyan revolutionaries fight for last Gaddafi-controlled oil port, protestors in Jordan and Saudi Arabia demand constitutional monarchy, thousands take to the streets of Yemen, Bahrain, and Iraq, and more.

Palestinian Authority officials refute leaked Palestine papers, clashes erupt at anti-government protest in Tunis, Lebanon's Hariri refuses to join opposition-led government, and more.

Climate change in Northern Colombia has led to severe water shortages. The women of the indigenous Wayuu people are struggling to sustain their environment and keep their communities together.