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Tunisia garners praise for new Constitution
Global leaders attended the ceremony to formally adopt Tunisia’s new Constitution as international lenders released funds to the now stable country.
Al-Qaeda gather strength in the desert after Mali defeat
Al-Qaeda’s North African branch has established a haven in western Libya after they were driven out of northern Mali a year ago.
Deep Read: Another fright for Tunisia
In Tunisia, the transition from dictatorship to democracy has been smoother than neighbouring countries, but an unexpected threat has emerged.
Frontlines hard to find in Libya’s struggle
Just 100km from Gaddafi’s hometown, something didn’t feel right. There were no signs of the rebel army, and we were getting close to where government
Bin Laden calls for jihad against Darfur peacekeepers
Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden called for a holy war against a proposed peacekeeping force in Sudan’s war-torn region of Darfur in a message that appeared on jihadi websites on…
Egypt reform moves forward
Three decades ago, millions of Egyptians took to the streets across the country to protest the government’s removal of subsidies on basic commodities in an explosion of violence…
Shattered Iraq limps into 2007
A shattered Iraq limps into 2007 after a year in which a bloody insurgency escalated into brutal sectarian war, forcing Washington to contemplate a major policy shift to halt…
Expert: Saddam’s forces filled mass graves with children
Iraqi troops shot kneeling mothers and young children in the head and dumped them into mass graves by the score, a forensic expert told ousted dictator Saddam Hussein’s genocide…
Saddam trial: ‘We heard screaming and gunfire’
Saddam Hussein’s troops drove truckloads of terrified Kurdish villagers into the desert and gunned them down by the hundreds, a witness told the ousted Iraqi leader’s genocide…
Bush in Baghdad for morale-boosting talks
United States President George Bush arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday on a surprise five-hour visit in a bid to boost the new government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in its fight…
Bodies at Iraq desert crime scene have story to tell
Draped in the traditional jackets and robes of southern Iraq, the skeletons lie in a grim tableau at the bottom of the sandy ditch, their jaws open and blindfolds of tattered…
Saddam trial enters new phase with defence testimony
The trial of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein over the killing of Shi’ites in the 1980s began hearing on Tuesday the testimony of defence witnesses, marking a new stage in the…
Saddam defiant in face of massacre charges
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein on Monday defiantly refused even to enter a plea as charges were formally presented in a hearing that marked a new stage in his long-running…
At least 16 killed in Iraq violence
At least 16 Iraqis were killed in an upsurge of violence on Sunday, including five who died in a blast on Baghdad’s Palestine Street that targeted a passing police patrol, Iraqi…
Saddam to face genocide charges
Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who is currently facing charges of crimes against humanity, will face, for the first time, genocide charges over the Anfal campaign against…