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.

Five unemployed protestors set themselves alight in Morocco, 19 killed as Syrians demonstrate for the "Detainees of the Revolution," France suspends Afghan mission after deadly attack on troops, and more.

Dozens killed in South Sudan tribal violence, Israel launches deadly air strike on Gaza, Bahraini troops attack anti-regime protest in Manama, and more.

Amnesty says UN peacekeepers did "nothing" to protect civilians in Sudan's Abyei, Egyptian women stage mass protest against military violence, South Sudan deepens ties with Israel, and more.

Protestors reject Yemen's new government, viewing it as "partnership with killers," Iran displays downed US drone, Israeli air strike kills two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and more.

Hundreds of Libyans demonstrate against former rebels, Bahraini forces attack protestors marching to Martyrs' Square, Afghanistan's Karzai blames Pakistan group for deadly attack, and more.

UN views situation in Syria as civil war, Amnesty International accuses Saudi Arabia of 'wave of repression'‚Äé, Yemeni forces continue to shell Taiz, and more.

Kuwait orders tight security following demands for prime minister's resignation, settler violence on the rise in the occupied West Bank, Iran accuses the US of sponsoring terrorism, and more.

Sudanese groups form military alliance to topple al-Bashir's regime, Morocco's Islamists parties divided over election boycott, EU censors its own film on Afghan women prisoners, and more.

Tunisian revolution bears its first fruit with historic election, activists in Morocco call for boycott of parliamentary polls, new rulers announce the liberation of Libya from Gaddafi, and more.

Afghans denounce US occupation on eve of invasion's anniversary, Iraq decides to keep US trainers but withholds immunity, Palestinians rally in support of Israeli prison hunger strike, and more.

Amnesty International slams Bahrain and Saudi Arabia for gross human rights abuses against women, Yemeni tribesmen shoot down military plane, and European powers drop call for UN sanctions against Syria.