SANAA — Armed civilians opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in Yemen's second-largest city Taez on Saturday, wounding 15 of them, medics and witnesses said.
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda would consider an asylum application from Libyanleader Muammar Gaddafi, as it would for anyone seeking refuge in the east African country, a minister said on Wednesday.
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni protesters demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Tuesday they would insist he leave power soon, blaming him for violence that has raised U.S. fears of chaos that could benefit militants.
TRIPOLI/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations authorized Western-led attacks on Muammar Gaddafi's forces, as he vowed to crush Libya's revolt with "no mercy, no pity" and rebels pleaded for military aid before time runs out.
CAIRO – Thousands more Egyptian demonstrators joined a mounting tide of protest against President Hosni Mubarak's regime on Thursday, despite stark threats of a government crackdown.