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The 18-day uprising that ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is at the center of Tahrir 2011, a documentary named after the Cairo square that became a gathering point for protesters which premieres at the Venice film festival.

Hosni Mubarak was back in court on Thursday over the killing of protesters, a day after the presiding judge summoned Egypt's military ruler and other top officials to testify next week in the trial of the toppled ex-president.

The approaching tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks is casting a long shadow for U.S. Muslims, many of whom are dreading the approaching anniversary because they fear a resurgence of prejudice and hate, said author Mona Eltahawy.

[Romania] has no information whatsoever showing that there existed secret CIA detention centers on its territory, the Foreign Ministry stated, responding to allegations that the country hosted secret black sites, where terror suspects were tortured.

Gadhafi and Mubarak appear to be surrounded, one by troops and the other by iron bars. In Iran, six people were executed, while in Syria, seven were shot for protesting against the government.

As a Libyan convoy of almost 200 vehicles rolls through Niger, speculation swirls that Moammar Gadhafi might be on an escape route to Burkina Faso. What would life be like in the West African country?

Egypt's justice minister agreed to let five Kuwaiti lawyers join the defence team of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, who is on trial for incitement to kill demonstrators and corruption, state news agency MENA said.

“After the Arab Spring, we predict that a winter of radical Islam will arrive, Eisenberg told a press conference in Tel Aviv on Monday.

After dramatically downgrading its relations with Israel on Friday, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country is totally suspending all trade and military ties with Israel, as relations between the countries continue to sour.

The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg demands that European governments come clean about hiding the CIA's secret prisons.

There are growing concerns about how the interim Transitional National Council (TNC) will guide the war-ravaged country going forward.

Secret files unearthed from Tripoli headquarters of Libya's intelligence agency, shattered by NATO air-strikes, included startling evidence indicating that top U.S. and British figures offered aid and advice to Moammar Gadhafi's Libyan regime. The papers obtained by various news organizations show that the unholy political partnerships were too murky and that the U.S. and UK governments almost fought among themselves for establishing the Libya Connection.

Many countries don’t even bother to send contestants to something they regard as frivolous and even ‘sinful’ as a beauty pageant.

Secret files obtained from Tripoli headquarters of Libya's intelligence agency, shattered by NATO air-strikes, included startling evidence indicating that top U.S. officials offered aid and advice to Moammar Gaddafi since the beginning of the Libyan public's protest.

A government crackdown on anti-Museveni protesters in April led to the deaths of at least nine people.

The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a warning, looking at the situation that it a mutant strain of deadly flu is already spreading in China and Vietnam, according to CBS News report. Fears of an outbreak of bird flu this winter have been raised by the United Nations. Bird flu was in decline, but FAO warns it appears to be on the rise again and the new bird flu strain is even deadlier.

Zimbabwe's foreign minister said his country will not recognize the Libyan group’s rebel National Transitional Council (NTC) as the legitimate ruling entity.

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi spoke with N.T.C. Chairman Mustafa Abdul-Jalil over the phone on Tuesday, congratulating the rebels on their victory over dictatorship. He also invited Abdul-Jalil to Teheran on a state visit in order to deepen bilateral ties.

Public health officials are warning that bird flu once again poses a growing threat, as the virus spreads across parts of Asia and has developed a dangerous new mutation.

The 2011 Venice film festival opens on Wednesday and ends on September 10. After last year's low-key affair, this year promises A-list stars on the red carpet and several eagerly awaited productions.

The United Nations warned Monday of a possible resurgence of the bird flu virus, reports the Associated Press.