Anissa Haddadi

Maltreatment of African workers in Arab nations has been highlighted by reports that migrants suffered human rights violations during the Libyan conflict.

French Foreign minister Alain Juppe called for the UN to take new steps against the Syrian regime accused of leading a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy supporters.

Burma's main opposition party, led by Nobel laureate and democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, announced that it will take part in Burmese elections.

Sarath Fonseka, a former army chief in Sri Lanka was jailed for three years, Friday for accusing the president's brother of ordering the executions of some Tamil rebels.

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy has become an online sensation after posting naked pictures of herself on a blog to denounce the oppressive nature of the Egyptian society, and the taboo surrounding femininity and women's body. While she certainly represents a portion of Egyptian women, others on the other hand have joined the rank of the Muslim Brotherhood, even sporting the party's banners during the anti-Mubarak protests.

Nabil Karoui, the head of Nessma television, told AFP he is being prosecuted for having "violating sacred values, good morals and disturbing public order" by broadcasting the film in October and as a result faces up to three years in prison.

During his visit to Australia US President Barak Obama reiterated the country's intention to increase US cooperation and presence in the Asian-Pacific region.

Turkish police found weapons hidden in the garden of the Libyan Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, less than a month after arms were also found in the Libyan embassy in Cairo, prompting fears the former regime could have used the weapons against opposition figures living abroad.

Tensions are mounting between Syria and Turkey, upping the stakes that could force Bashar al-Assad's departure.

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has warned that the fall of his regime would create a dangerous sectarian bloodbath. His imagery is simple: Sunni Muslims revolting against the ethnic minorities, with the Alawites set to be first on the 'hit list'.

For Aliaa Magda Elmahdy, 'the nude, Egyptian blogger,' blogging represents an opportunity to stand against oppression while claiming her own freedom of expression.

A Malian man faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking cocaine in a bid to fund the activities of Al-Qaeda and FARC guerrilla fighters in Columbia, US prosecutors said.

Syrian army defectors say they have attacked Syria's a series of military bases, including one on an intelligence facility near Damascus, a Syrian opposition group said.

At first many Egyptians acclaimed the military for speeding the departure of Hosni Mubarak but now a tide of resentment against the new rulers is building.

Despite the NTC's efforts to focus on the reconstruction of Libya after months of civil war, reports of violence and armed insurgencies continue to raise fears about the country's future and regional stability.

Israel has offered to help Kenya secure its borders in a bid to fight off the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab, which has caused havoc in the region, the Kenyan Prime Minister's office says.

Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called on Palestinians to agree on a new premier to replace him a future new unity government, a Hamas/Fatah unity deal seem closer.

The pressure on President Bashar al-Assad continued to mount Monday after Jordan's King Abdullah became the first Arab leader to call for the Syrian leader to step down.

Brigade General Hassan Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile programme, was killed, along with 16 other Revolutionary guards in an explosion at a military base Saturday.

Despite trying to keep a low profile, Dominique Strass-Kahn continues to be in the spotlight after the ex-IMF chief was hit by a new scandal, with sources saying it is all becoming too much for his wife, Anne Sinclair.

Tensions between the Arab states of the Gulf region reached a new high this week-end as Bahrain claimed it had broken up a terrorist group which had allegedly planned a series of attacks on the ministry, the Saudi embassy in Manama and the causeway which links the archipelago state to Saudi Arabia.

Rival militia groups continued to clash over the weekend outside of Tripoli and at least seven fighters have been killed in one of the most violent clash since the death of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and the end of the Libyan conflict.

Israel has accelerated the installation of anti-missile defences on its airliners, as officials fear a potential attack by militants using weapons looted in Libya after the fall of the Gaddafi regime, it was reported.

A mother and daughter were stoned and shot dead on Friday in their home in Ghazni province eastern Afghanistan, after a group of armed men attacked them, security officials said.

Weeks after the Death of Colonel Gaddafi and the official liberation of Libya, the conflict that rocked the African state still has ramifications that could threaten the regional stability as a string of worrying reports continue to emerge.

A man who confessed to murdering Ugandan gay activist David Kato has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Vatican insiders revealed that Pope Benedict XVI is suffering from arthritis, a degenerative disease of the joints, which makes it difficult for him to walk.

A mobile phone is now at the centre of a new scandal for ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn after "embarrassing" texts from him were recovered in a mobile phone thought to belong to Fabrice Pazskowski, a businessman under investigation in a prostitution ring.

Former South Africa's president, Thabo Mbeki, has hinted that that Africa's right to self-determination is still threatened by a "new imperialism", illustrated by the Nato Libyan operation.