WikiLeaks roundup: Gitmo only the latest target
WikiLeaks has released close to 800 secret military documents that reveal fascinating insights into al Qaeda and terrorist detainees at Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, including close-up photographs of...
View ArticleUnrest: Middle East and North Africa, country by country
Countries in the Middle East and North Africa have been swept up in protests against longtime rulers since the January revolt that ousted Tunisian strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. In many cases,...
View ArticleOusted Tunisian strongman convicted of corruption charges
A Tunisian court sentenced ousted President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and his wife to 35 years in prison in absentia on Monday after a one-day trial on corruption charges. Ben Ali (pictured) and his...
View ArticleHigh-level Tripoli government official leaves Libya
As Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi urged supporters to take up arms and battle rebel forces Monday, a senior member of Gadhafi's government arrived in Cairo amid rumors that he had defected, Egypt's...
View ArticleTunisia puts election turnout at 90%
More than 90% of registered voters cast ballots in Tunisia's first national elections since independence, officials said. "The polling stations registered a turnout rate of more than 90%," said...
View ArticleItaly rescuers search for dozens feared missing from migrant boat
Rescuers searched for dozens of people feared missing at sea when a boat carrying as many as 100 migrants ran into trouble overnight, Italian officials said Friday. At least 56 people have been...
View ArticleObama: Americans laid down lives 'in service to us all'
Editor's note: Several protests stemming at least in part from an anti-Islam film produced in the United States are unfolding outside U.S. embassies around the world. Friday's protests follow ones...
View ArticleReport: Protesters storm political offices after opposition leader...
[Updated at 7:07 a.m. ET] Protesters stormed several offices of Tunisia's ruling political party Wednesday after a prominent opposition leader was assassinated outside his home in Tunis, Tunisian...
View ArticleReport: Tunisia's prime minister resigns
[Updated at 3:12 p.m. ET] Tunisia's prime minister Hamadi Jebali resigned Tuesday, Tunisia state TV said, marking the latest development in a nation wracked by political unrest. He submitted his...
View ArticlePrison break in Tunisia; at least 3 dozen at large
At least 49 inmates broke out of a prison in Tunisia on Sunday night, the country's state-run Tunis Afrique Presse reported. Security forces have detained 13 of the escapees, according to the report,...
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