Egyptian protesters defy leaders after day of ‘wrath’

NEW: Gunfire is heard in Cairo despite U.S. calls for restraintThe protesters defy a curfew that went into effect at 6 p.m.A CNN...

Clinton to Egypt: ‘Allow peaceful protest’

Police van slams into protesterNEW: Hillary Clinton called on Egypt "to allow peaceful protests and reverse steps to cut off communications"White House press...

Cuban hunger-strike dissident detained

In October 2010, Cuban opposition activist Guillermo Farinas was awarded the Andrei Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.Farinas is the winner of a European...

Tunisia declares major cabinet reshuffle

NEW: Cabinet includes 12 new ministersThree members of the old guard remain in the cabinetForeign Minister Kamel Morjane, a holdover from the ousted...

Germany votes to end Afghan mission

German Bundeswehr soldiers patrol high ground during a regular patrol on October 11, 2010 in Narwan, Afghanistan.For the first time, the mandate contains a...

Near total blackout of Web access

A man at a Cairo, Egypt, cybercafe checks Facebook on January 27, before widespread Web outages occurred.Web experts, residents of Egypt reporting near total...

U.N.: Egypt must listen to its people

Ban Ki-moon said political leaders must protect protesters' human rights and respect their freedom of expression.Ban Ki-moon urges political leaders to respect protesters' human...

Mubarak: 30 years in power

Egyptian demonstrators in Alexandria tear a portrait of President Hosni Mubarak during a protest against his rule Thursday.Hosni Mubarak has held power since 1981A...

North Africa in flames: Why Egypt is no Tunisia

ElBaradei: Egypt is not stableEgypt is a much more dominant influence on the Arab world than TunisiaProtester in Egypt have been able to...

What is the Muslim Brotherhood?

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood movement shout slogans in Amman, Jordan on Friday after weekly prayers.Muslim Brotherhood has been part of the political scene...