Seventeen people were killed in fighting between Sudan's army and rebels aligned to South Sudan in a Sudanese state.
Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) gave cities loyal to the toppled Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi one week to surrender. Gdhafi found: TV
Iran's first nuclear power plant has started adding electricity to the national grid, media reported on Sunday.
Hundreds of thousands marched on Saturday for lower living costs in the largest such rally in Israel's history, bolstering a social change movement and mounting pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take on economic reform.
Turkey said on Saturday that it would apply next week for an investigation by the International Court of Justice into the legality of Israel's naval blockade of the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.
Wearing a red beret and an olive green military uniform, Chavez stood up through the sunroof of a sport utility vehicle and waved to crowds lining the streets after he completed a cancer treatment session at a Caracas hospital.
The education committee of Chile's senate Wednesday approved a draft law that seeks to eliminate state contributions to for-profit educational centers.
The European Union had reached an agreement in principle on an oil embargo against Syria.
Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday urged his supporters to prepare for a guerilla war against rebel forces in an audio message.
The EU wants all sanctions removed and the Libyan economy fully operating.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said on Thursday that China is ready to maintain close contact with the National Transitional Council (NTC) of Libya.
Muammar Gaddafi is in a desert town outside Tripoli planning a fight-back, a Libyan military chief said on Thursday, as Libya's interim rulers met world leaders to discuss reshaping the nation.