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Russia called new sanction on Iran "unacceptable " Tuesday saying the new punishments would hurt efforts to talk with Tehran.

Egypt's Cabinet offered to resign Monday night as thousands of people gathered to protest the military-led government. At least 1,700 people have been hurt in clashes, and 24 have been killed.

As different as their origins are, the upheavals either side of the Mediterranean have some similarities.

British Foreign Secretary William Hague met a range of Syrian opposition figures Monday, saying London was "seeking to step up pressure on the Assad regime."

The family of a murdered British girl whose phone was hacked by journalists urged media baron Rupert Murdoch on Monday to use the scandal to "set things right" at his newspapers.

The Obama administration plans to impose fresh sanctions against Iran on Monday, diplomatic sources familiar with the plan told CNN.

The Obama administration plans to impose fresh sanctions against Iran on Monday, diplomatic sources familiar with the plan told CNN.

The Bahrain government admitted Monday to the use of "excessive force" against opposition protesters this year just days before an independent commission set up by King Hamad al-Khalifa is due to present its own findings on police actions.

Hundreds of Cambodians packed a courtroom in Phnom Penh on Monday as three top Khmer Rouge leaders went on trial for their role during the bloody four-year regime in the mid-1970s.

The attorney for a man accused of plotting to detonate pipe bombs in and around New York says his client doesn't match the profile of someone who would commit terrorism.