President Saleh leaves Yemen as opposition celebrate and truce holds (+ analysis); China promises peaces in South China Sea; Drones kill 18 militants in Pakistan borders; New Peru president promises more equality but makes markets nervous; and more
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World News Brief, Friday May 13
Qaddafi makes public appearance as rebels advance and NATO bombs Tripoli (+ analysis); At least 10 killed in Yemen protests; US Attorney General says bin Laden "not assassinated"; EU pledges open borders despite Denmark and Italy actions; Japan says early warning system saved lives in quake; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday April 15
NATO meets to renegotiate Libyan airstrikes as Qaddafi besieges Misurata (+ analysis); Analysts say boots on the ground will be required; Inflation in China on the rise; Yemeni protesters clash with military after leader threatens civil war; Obama offers $4 trillion cuts in military and domestic spending; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday April 8
Ivorian strongman clings to power in his bunker but second attack imminent (+ analysis and multimedia); African neighbours offer Gbagbo exile as ICC launches investigation; Gulf Council seeks to remove Yemen's Saleh; US Congress negotiations on knife-edge; Japan may increase nuclear evacuation zone; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Thursday April 7
Ouattara soldiers raid presidential compound, Gbagbo negotiates with UN; Did the West fail Cote D'Ivoire?; White House warns no "clear path" to Af-Pak victory; Republicans "moving the goalposts" in US Budget standoff; International pressure demands change in Yemen; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday April 5
Greek PM, Libya's deputy foreign minister and Qaddafi's sons emerge as possible peace negotiators (+ analysis); Rebels in push to recapture Brega; Japan relealses low level radioactive water; Soldiers kill protesters in Yemen; Obama announces 2012 reelection run; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Wednesday March 30
Global leaders meet to affirm unity of purpose in Libya; US officials warn rebels lack organisation to hold gains; Radioactive water puts Japan on "maximum alert"; Over 120 dead in Yemen explosion; How sound are Chinese loans?; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday March 29
NATO warplanes bomb Qaddafi's hometown as rebel attack (+ analysis); Obama to address nation and Turkey offers to mediate; Yemeni president retracts resignation offer; Democrats and Republicans set to clash again on Budget cuts; Fukushima workers face new threat; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Tuesday March 22
Allied air strikes protect anti-regime rebels, but Qaddafi forces repel advances (+ analysis & multimedia); Electricity back on at Fukushima plant, but cooling systems not working; Military leaders switch sides in Yemen; Obama holds up Brazil as model for protesting states; and more
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday March 11
NATO meets to discuss Libya no-fly zone as counterattacks intensify (+ multimedia); Yemen President promises "parliamentary system", but protesters remain defiant; Indonesian terror trial resumes; Dalai Lama to hand on political role; Wisconsin on verge of finally passing anti-union law
Read MoreWorld News Brief, Friday February 18
Three killed in Bahrain protests as military ordered to "take every measure"; Influential Yemen clerics urge coalition government and free elections; Why there's no turning back in the Middle East; Clinton rebuffed after urging internet freedom in China; Pakistan immunity case delayed; and more
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