There's been further rioting in Algeria over food price increases and unemployment, the latest outbreak in several days of unrest. Police have been deployed in force close to mosques and other potential focal points. The government has blamed importe
The fragile coalition in Lebanon has collapsed after 12 ministers mostly from Hezbollah and its allies resigned. It follows rising tension after strong indications that some members of Hezbollah could be indicted by a United Nations-backed investigat
A United States presidential commission investigating last year's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has recommended a series of wide-ranging reforms. In its final report, the commission calls for the creation of an independent safety agenc
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia has announced that he'll not stand for re-election in 2014. The president, who has enjoyed almost unchallenged power for more than 20 years, was speaking as violent demonstrations against unemployment and
The Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been forced from power after a month of protests over unemployment and high food prices. The announcement was made on state TV by the Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, who said he was now assuming p
A night curfew is back in force in Tunisia after a day of unrest and confusion following the removal from power and flight into exile of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. More than 40 people lost their lives after riots and then a fire swept through
Security forces in Tunisia have been fighting a gun battle with suspected members of the presidential guard at the presidential palace, several kilometres north of the capital Tunis. The Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi told national televi
A Greek government spokesman says the leaders of Greece, Germany and France have agreed that Greece will remain in the eurozone, despite market speculation that it might default on its debts. Gavin Hewitt reports from Brussels. The leaders of Greece,
The Polish president Bronislaw Komorowski has acknowledged defeat in a run of election held on Sunday.The official results are not due until later today,but exited polls indicate??Mr. Komorowski and ally of center-right government has lost by 53% to
Jack Warner, the former vice president of footballs world governing body FIFA, is spending the night in jail in Trinidad and Tobago, after being indicted by the United States for alleged corruption. US prosecutors accused Mr. Warner of being involved
The FIFA president Sepp Blatter has responded to the??corruption scandal gripping football??international body??but saying that those who engaged in the combat has no place in the game. His comment came as U.S Justice Department said their investigat
A combined military campaign is on the way to drive Islamic State militants out of??the western province of Anbar. A Pentagon spokesman said that as the first stage probing operation to taking place closed to the occupied city of Ramadi.But he declin
Severe weather in the southwest of U.S and northern??Mexico??has killed at least 19 people and caused wide spread destruction. Most of?the?confirmed?deaths?are in the Mexican border city of Acuna which was hit by?a?tornado. Our American?desk?editor?L
U.S has acknowledged that IS militants??recent capture of the city??of Ramadi in Iraq and Palmyra in Syria??represent??a setback??,but President Obama said US and its allies were not losing the war. The BBC North America? ?editor John solo says the a
Washington has acknowledged Islamic State victories in Syria and Iraq in the past week as a setback. President Obama promised more help to Iraq's security forces, and said the U.S. would try to increase military training in Sunni areas. Here is our A
The Malaysian Prime Minister,?Najib Razak,?says?he has ordered the country's Navy and maritime authorities to try to find and rescue migrants stranded at sea. It comes a day after Malaysia and Indonesia agreed to provide temporary shelter to such mig
The Syrian city of Palmyra appears to have fallen to Islamic State militants, leaving one of the greatest archaeological sites in the Middle East at great risk. Syrian State Television says the government troops have withdrawn. Our Arab Affairs Edito
BBC News with Iain Purdon Rwanda has failed to secure the extradition from France of the former Rwandan First Lady Agathe Habyarimana. She's accused of being a chief architect of the 1994 genocide that followed the death of her husband. A French appe
Thailand,Malaysia and Indonesia have been holding??an emergency meeting to try??to resolved the migrant crisis in the region. Thousands of migrants who stranded at sea with dwindling food and water suppliers because the three countries dont want to l
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