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UN: Death toll in Syria unrest at least 2,600

UN: Death toll in Syria unrest at least 2,600

At least 2,600 people have died in the six months of unrest that has swept Syria, the U.N.'s top human rights official said Monday, as a panel was named to investigate abuses in the Arab country....

 

Moammar Kadafi should step down, Turkish leader says

Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has encouraged democracy movements in the Arab world but resisted giving his full support to the Libyan uprising, now says it's time for Moammar Kadafi to go.

 

Algeria lifts 19-year-old state of emergency

Algeria on Thursday lifted a 19-year-old state of emergency in a concession to the opposition designed to keep out a wave of uprisings sweeping the Arab world.

 

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