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A draconian order that requires all .kz domain names, such as google.kz, to operate on physical servers within the borders of Kazakhstan was issued last month by the country's Ministry of Communications and Information.

Bin Laden's second-in-command, Egyptian-born Ayman al-Zawahri. delivered a video eulogy for Osama Bin Laden, posted on YouTube today.

President Obama met with the crown prince of Bahrain on Tuesday and urged to carry out political and economic reforms, and pressed him to investigate alleged abuses after a February crackdown on dissenters earned Bahrain international condemnation.

Rains are more than welcome, but the Middle Kingdom is paying the toll for precipitation in human capital.

After his presidential compound came under heavy attack on Sunday, Yemeni leader Ali Abdulla Saleh fled to neighboring Saudi Arabia for medical treatment, according to local media reports. Along with him, four or five top government officials are also reportedly being treated in Saudi Arabia.

Syria has cut off internet and mobile connections as protests continue against President Bashar Assad's regime.

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was recovering from an operation in Saudi Arabia to remove shrapnel from his chest, while a truce between his troops and a tribal federation appeared to be holding, a Reuters report said.

The total number of global Facebook users reached around 700 million at the end of May, with the developing countries leading the pack

A criminal court in Egypt has sentenced former finance minister Youssef Boutros-Ghali to thirty years in prison for graft and corruption.

The Chairman of Inner-Mongolia promises to improve living standards in response to protests across the region.

United States secretary of state Hillary Clinton will attend an international meeting next week to talk about the situation in Libya, as NATO seeks to accelerate the campaign to end his rule.

Another powerful financier was arrested for molesting a Manhattan maid, underscoring the accusations that have enveloped former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Egypt deports Qassem Hosseini, an Iranian envoy, who was arested on suspicion of spying in Egypt, state news agency Mena reported.

Why would Saudi Arabia wish good luck to Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh who is facing the wrath of anti-government protesters? Especially when the president is having a tough time trying to contain the number of his defecting military chiefs?

Atleast 11 civilians were killed and many wounded when Syrian forces led an attack in a widening military push into central Syria to cut down protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, a Reuters report said.

An Egyptian court fined former president Hosni Mubarak and his two ministers $90 million for shutting down the telecommunication services during the uprisings.

More than two months ago on March 21, demonstrators in Daraa set fire to the ruling Baath Party’s headquarters and government buildings. Police officials started gunning down the crowd reportedly killing hundreds by March 24. The total may have exceeded 5,000 now, reports say.

The political crisis has pushed Yemen to the brink of civil war has also cost the economy $ 5 billion and the country requires immediate aid to prevent a meltdown, the country's trade minister said on Saturday.

Yemen's government and armed tribesmen are demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave power as agreed on Saturday.

G8 Summit gives in to Canada's stand against mentioning a specific stand of the 1967 borders at which called for re-commencement of Israel-Palestinian peace talks on Friday.

More than 40 Yemenis were killed as violence erupted in Sana’a peaceful pro-democracy protests. Yemen was on the verge of a civil war as there was overnight combat between the government forces and tribal militia.