Syria troops shell Damascus district: activists
The fighting came on the third day of a regime attempt to clear rebel forces from the neighbourhood in northeastern Damascus
Darfur displaced face ‘terrible’ conditions: UN
They need "immediate help and attention to avoid a humanitarian disaster" as the rainy season nears
US says Taliban office in Qatar must not be seen as embassy
Afghanistan's UN envoy Zahir Tanin said the Qatar office opened in a "theatrical sequence of events" that contravened the principles set for the Taliban mission
Morsi turns to Syria and football to polish his tarnished image
By James M. Dorsey President Mohamed Morsi and his flailing Muslim Brotherhood have turned to foreign policy and soccer to improve their battered image in advance of a planned mass…
Ethiopia urges Nile nations to deal opposed by Egypt
Addressing water ministers and officials from the 10-nation Nile Basin Initiative (NBI), Ethiopia challenged Egypt's historical majority control usage of the river water
Brazil awakens in search of its rights
Much like Turkey's recent protests, Brazil's tariff hike is only poking at the surface of public unrest
Five Syrians accused of ‘terrorising’ EgyptAir flight
Accused said to be requesting asylum in Scotland
Islamist groups finalise 21 June demo plans
Brotherhood, Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya meet to discuss Friday protests, which are designed to “support the president and reject violence”
Opposition criticises US Ambassador’s statements
Patterson had voiced US skepticism over results of “street action”
Ethiopia unveils IPoE report
Roundtable discussions to be held on further recommendations made by the International Panel of Experts