Calls for change sweeping the Arab world have now spread to the kingdom of Morocco, where thousands of people have taken to the streets in the capital to demand a new constitution.
Libyan security forces have reportedly opened fire at a funeral in the eastern city of Benghazi, killing at least 15 people and injuring scores more as protests against Muammar Gaddafi, the country’s long-time ruler, continued.
At least 64 civilians have been killed in joint NATO-Afghan operations in the eastern Kunar province over the past four days, provincial governor says.Fazlullah Wahidi Governor of Kunar province said Sunday that many of the victims of the ground and air raids on Ghazi Abad district were women and children, a Press TV correspondent reported.
At least 24 protesters have been killed and hundreds wounded in Libya during anti-government demonstrations, demanding the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
A Finnish soldier serving with US-led foreign troops has been killed and several others wounded in the volatile northern Afghanistan.The soldier died in an explosion in the Northern Province of Samangan.
LAHORE: The Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Syed Munawar Hassan has said that thousands of Raymond Davis were rushing around in the country but instead of overpowering them, the army was killing its own countrymen.
At least 16 people have lost their lives and several others have been wounded in a series of attacks in the troubled southern Afghanistan.Afghan officials say 15 of the victims are police officers as the attacks mainly targeted the police headquarters. Forty-five people have been injured in the attacks.
Opposition groups are planning to hold massive pro-democracy protests in the Algerian capital, Algiers, despite a government ban on rallies in the capital.The marches that are planned for Saturday have been organized by the National Coordination for Change and Democracy.
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and the United States are locked in an unusual diplomatic deadlock over granting diplomatic immunity to a US diplomat, who killed three young Pakistanis.
At least two US-led soldiers have been killed in the latest spate of attacks against foreign troops in southern Afghanistan, the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) says.