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A displaced Somali prepares to serve food at a camp in Hodan district in capital Mogadishu

All Sides to Blame in Somalia Crisis: Human Rights Watch

Beset by famine, civil war and terrorist militant groups, Somalia is enduring the worst crisis in Africa in at least 20 years.

Berlin mayor criticizes nostalgia for Berlin Wall

Berlin Mayor Wowereit, German President Wulff, Chancellor Merkel and State Premier Kraft attend wreath laying ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall in Berlin

Berlin's mayor said on Saturday he was appalled that some Germans were nostalgic for the Berlin Wall and supported a newly fashionable leftist view that there were legitimate reasons for building it in 1961.

Syrian tanks enter coastal city

Syrian tanks and armored vehicles swept into the coastal city of Latakia on Saturday and gunfire was heard in a district where thousands had protested against President Bashar al-Assad, an activist group said.

Roma Families Forced Out of Their Serbian Homes

About 20 members of the Roma ethnic group were evicted from their Belgrade home Thursday.

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London Riots Cause Police to Look into Developing Social Media Restraints

British Prime Minister David Cameron is working with London police, intelligence services and industry officials to see if they can stop potential rioters from communicating through the social media. On Thursday, Cameron told British lawmakers that the free flow of information can be used for good, but can also be used for ill.

U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan Have Killed Hundreds of Civilians: Report

The attacks are openly denounced by Pakistani military and political leaders.

Syrian forces kill five in swoop on northern towns

Syrian forces killed at least five people in an assault on two northern towns on Thursday, activists said, pursuing a military campaign to crush protests against President Bashar al-Assad despite new U.S. sanctions and regional calls to end bloodshed.

Egypt starts process to end emergency rule-cabinet

Egypt has begun procedures to end the country's three-decade old state of emergency, the government said on Thursday, a key demand of the protesters who toppled President Hosni Mubarak in February.

UK Riots: Iran Issues Travel Warning for UK

The Iranian Foreign Ministry warns against travel to the UK during the riots as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls on the U.N. Security Council to investigate "savage aggression" by police.

London Riots 2011: David Cameron?s Speech to Parliament (FULL TEXT)

UK Prime Minister David Cameron delivered the following address to Parliament on Thursday, regarding the civil disturbances that have swept across urban Britain.

Texas Executes Gang Member, Ninth Person Executed this Year

Texas prison officials on Wednesday executed convicted killer Martin Robles for the shooting deaths of two young men nearly nine years ago who belonged to a rival street gang in Corpus Christi.

Ugandan police fire teargas at Besigye's supporters

Ugandan police fired teargas on Wednesday to disperse thousands of supporters of opposition leader Kizza Besigye who had gathered in the town of Masaka in southwest Uganda where he renewed calls for protests against high food and fuel prices.

London Riots 2011: Libya Calls for Cameron to Step Down

"Cameron and his government must leave after the popular uprising against them and the violent repression of peaceful demonstrations by police," Libya's state news agency Jana quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Kaaim as saying.

Syria"s President Bashar al-Assad (L) meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Damascus

Syria pursues army offensive despite Turkish talks

Syrian forces killed at least 30 people and moved into a town near the Turkish border on Tuesday, an activist group said, even as Turkey's foreign minister pressed President Bashar al-Assad to halt assaults on protests against his rule.

Celebrate 17th Annual UN International Day of the World's Indigenous People on August 9th

The United Nations has designated August 9, International Day of the World's Indigenous People.

Zimbabwe's Mugabe takes fresh aim at mining firms

President Robert Mugabe said on Monday Zimbabwe would punish firms from Western states who have slapped sanctions on senior officials in his ZANU-PF party, warning that global miners including Rio Tinto could be hit.

Smoke is seen near a tank at Al-Bahra roundabout in Hama in this still image taken from video

Saudi Arabia Recalls Envoy to Syria, Says 'Death Machine' Should Stop

Hours after the Arab League condemned the Syrian regime's violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators, Saudi Arabia said it was recalling its ambassador to Damascus and denounced the Syrian ?death machine? in harsh language.

UN Asks Assad to End Violence Now

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to stop the use of force against civilians "immediately".

Infamous Abu Ghraib Guard who Brutally Tortured Prisoners Released From Prison

A U.S. military guard known as a ringleader in the physical abuse and sexual humiliation of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison was released Saturday after serving more than six years in a Kansas military prison barracks, a U.S. Army spokesperson said.

Anonymous Hackers Join Syrian Protest (PHOTOS)

Protest marches across Syria on first Ramadan Friday

Tens of thousands of people marched across Syria on the first Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, stepping up defiance of President Bashar al-Assad's bloody crackdown on unrest as his tanks again shelled Hama and massed outside another restive city.

Sean Avery Arrested After Shoving Police Officer

The NHL player was having a loud party at his home in Hollywood when police showed up.

Child marriage a scourge for millions of girls

Child marriage, which steals the innocence of millions of girls worldwide and often condemns them to lives of poverty, ignorance and poor health, is one of the biggest obstacles to development, rights groups say.

Dozens die, thousands flee Syrian tank assault in Hama

Assad Regime Killed 2,000 Syrians, Has No Legitimacy to Rule: US

The United States came down heavily on Syria saying that President Bashar al-Assad's regime has lost legitimacy and that the rulers were accountable for the deaths of more than 2,000 pro-democracy protesters.

Teenage brides suffer pain and shame of fistula

"Nobody wants a woman who passes stools all the time and smells," whispered Farhiya Mohamed Farah, explaining why her husband divorced her when she was pregnant with their second child.

Obama Announces Plan to Avert Genocide, War Crimes

President Barack Obama took steps to strengthen America's policing of war crimes on Thursday, issuing a proclamation that bars some human rights violators from entering the country, and that also sets up a board to try and anticipate imminent mass atrocities.