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Less than 2 weeks of the 2011 Libyan revolution, Switzerland has confirmed the immediate freeze of any assets that may belong to president Moammar Gadhafi and his entourage.

Oil rose more than $1 a barrel to over $112 on Friday as unrest in Libya sparked fears of supply shortages, despite assurances by top oil exporter Saudi Arabia that it would step in to fill any shortfall.

Libyans say they risk arrest or even death for talking to the foreign media because the authorities are desperate to stop information about their violent crackdown reaching the outside world.

Procter & Gamble Co will raise some prices as it absorbs higher commodity costs and its sales goal may be under pressure if business does not improve in the United States and other developed markets, Chief Financial Officer Jon Moeller said.

As promised, the president of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika has officially lifted a 19-year-old state of emergency, one of the principal demands issued anti-government forces.

U.S. consumers could see food costs spiking to levels seen during the food crisis of 2008 as higher commodity and energy prices force companies to raise prices on products lining grocery store shelves, the Agriculture Department said on Thursday.

Access to the networking site LinkedIn was disrupted in China on Thursday, following online calls on other sites for gatherings inspired by protests against authoritarian regimes across the Middle East.

The leader of Libya Moammar Gaddafi has appeared on state TV and alleged that al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden and his followers are behind the protests and revolts in the country.

An Iraqi immigrant, who ran over his daughter in his car and assaulted her boyfriend's mother in a case billed as honor killing, has been convicted of second-degree murder by a Phoenix jury.

FCO's decision may herald a rebound in Egyptian tourism; however, the U.S. Department of State continues to advise U.S. citizens to defer non-essential travel to the country.

Gold steadied near seven-week highs on Thursday, as investor fears over inflation stemming from the spike in crude oil were partially offset by pockets of profit-taking after the market's 6 percent rise this month.

The family wants to express appreciation thus for the role of the social media site in Egypt’s struggle

President Barack Obama termed the Gaddafi's crackdown on protestors in Libya as outrageous and unacceptable and is looking at the full range of options to respond to the crisis.

President Barack Obama termed the Gaddafi's crackdown on protestors in Libya as outrageous and unacceptable and is looking at the full range of options to respond to the crisis.

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia - jointly the world's biggest oil producer alongside Russia, and so far immune to the civil unrest sweeping North Africa and the Middle East - returned from hospital treatment abroad to announce a near US$38 billion package of new housing projects, a 15% pay-rise across the board, and the kingdom's first-ever unemployment insurance.

Saudi King Abdullah returned home on Wednesday after a three-month medical absence and unveiled benefits for Saudis worth some $37 billion (23 billion pounds) in an apparent bid to insulate the world's top oil exporter from an Arab protest wave.

Thousands of Libyans celebrated the liberation of the eastern city of Benghazi from the rule of Muammar Gaddafi, who was reported to have sent a plane to bomb them on Wednesday as he clung to power.

Zimbabwe on Wednesday filed treason charges against dozens of political activists accused of plotting anti-government protests similar to those that toppled leaders in Egypt and Tunisia.

Opposition groups in Egypt are planning a large rally on Friday to protest the high number of Mubarak-connected politicians in the country’s newly-reshuffled cabinet.

Governments around the world scrambled on Wednesday to send planes and ships to evacuate their citizens from turmoil in Libya, whose leader Muammar Gaddafi has vowed to crush a revolt against his 41-year rule.

Muammar Gaddafi's attempts to crush a revolt against his four-decade rule have killed as many as 1,000 people and split Libya, Italy's Foreign Minister said on Wednesday.