EU crisis deepens as migrants clash with police in MacedoniaPolice in Macedonia fired tear gas and stun grenades at desperate migrants stranded for days at the Greek border and who are demanding passage to western Europe, as soldiers began erecting a metal fence to keep them out. Macedonia More… |
Houthis clash with Saudi forces on Yemen border, dozens killedDozens of Houthi fighters were killed in clashes with Saudi forces on Yemen's northern border, Riyadh said on Thursday, while air strikes and artillery fire rocked the southern city of Aden in fighting residents said was the worst in over a More… |
5 killed in east Ukraine clash says TVRussian state television reported on Sunday that five people were killed when gunmen attacked a checkpoint manned by pro-Russian separatists near the eastern Ukrainian city of Slaviansk. Reuters was not immediately able to verify More… |
7 dead as police and protesters clash in EgyptSeven people were killed and more than 260 wounded when supporters of Mohamed Mursi clashed with the deposed president's opponents and security forces through the night as violence returned to Egypt's streets. Two people w More… |
Cairo sees 4th day of police, youth clashesPolice fired teargas at dozens of stone-throwing protesters in Cairo on Sunday in a fourth day of street clashes that have killed at least 42 people and compounded the challenges facing President Mohamed Mursi. In the worst violen More… |
Mursi to meet judges over power grabEgyptian President Mohamed Mursi will meet senior judges on Monday to try to ease a crisis over his seizure of new powers which has set off violent protests reminiscent of last year's revolution which brought him to power. Egypt' More… |
Over 100 injured in Egypt clashesThousands of opponents and supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi clashed in Cairo on Friday leaving 110 people injured in the first street violence between rival factions since the Islamist leader took office. Islamists a More… |
Syria, Jordan army clash on borderFighting broke out between Jordanian and Syrian forces in a border region between the two countries overnight, but a Jordanian source said on Saturday no one on Jordan's side appeared to have been killed. A Syrian opposition activis More… |
23 soldiers killed in Syria clashesSyrian rebels killed 23 government soldiers on Monday, activists said, as efforts to find a viable political alternative to Bashar al-Assad faltered when an opposition group said it would boycott Arab-backed talks to unite its splintered ranks. More… |
Syrian forces, rebels in first clash after truceSyrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad fought rebels near the border with Turkey on Friday, activists said, the first clash since a UN-brokered ceasefire came into effect a day earlier. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Hu More… |