SYRIA: Outrage over Boy’s Alleged Torture Death

Video footage has emerged showing the body of a Syrian boy reportedly tortured to death after his arrest in April following a government crackdown on pro-democracy protests in the country.

Asylum-Seekers Find Refuge in a Street Paper

The reasons why people become street paper vendors are many and diverse. Some are homeless; others suffer mental or physical health problems, struggle with addiction or face unemployment. And some people do it because the magazines offer them the refuge they so desperately need.

SENEGAL: Making Hand Washing Easy

Think hand washing can't be fun? Think again. In Senegal, a unique water system offers people an easy, cheap and environmentally friendly way to wash their hands frequently, reducing the spread of hand-borne transmittable diseases.

The Struggle for Succession in Yemen

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's departure for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia leaves something of a power vacuum in the country, which has been ruled by one man for decades.

Morocco’s Uprisings and All The King’s Men

Thousands poured into the streets of Rabat on Sunday Jun. 5 to condemn the death of a protester and to demand an end to the country-wide government crackdown on peaceful demonstrations.

Syria’s Opposition Dismisses Amnesty Gesture

Syrian opposition members have rejected an amnesty offer by President Bashar al-Assad as a token concession in order to contain a crisis that has called the legitimacy of the current leadership into question.

LIBYA: Zuma says Gaddafi Ready for Truce

Muammar Gaddafi is ready for a truce to stop the fighting in his country, Jacob Zuma, the South African president, has said.

Germany Pledges Nuclear Shutdown By 2022

Germany has decided to shut all its nuclear reactors by 2022 in a drastic policy reversal in the wake of the nuclear disaster at Japan's Fukushima plant.

Yemen Jets ‘Bomb Al-Qaeda-Held City’

At least 30 people have been killed by military jet fire in Yemen's southern city, Zinjibar, which is said to be controlled fighters linked to Al-Qaeda.

Fresh Fatalities as Syrians Brave Crackdown

At least three people have been killed in Qatana, a suburb of the capital Damascus, after Syrian security forces used live fire to disperse hundreds of anti-government demonstrators, activists say.

CANADA: Documenting the ‘Truth’

"I told you the truth, you don't like the truth", Omar Khadr shouts at a Canadian Security Intelligence Service agent. The accused, then aged 16, breaks down: "Ya Ummi! (Mummy!)", he cries in Arabic. This four-day interrogation, captured on CCTV at the notorious Guantánamo Bay prison, lies at the heart of the documentary "You don't like the truth – 4 days in Guantánamo".

Protecting One of Africa’s Most Enigmatic Creatures

The manatee, or sea cow, is a torpedo-shaped marine mammal that moves languidly through the tepid waters of the Caribbean, South America and along the coast, rivers and wetlands from Senegal down to Angola. In the late 18th century, one of the manatee's closest and much larger relative, the Stellar Cow, were hunted to extinction. Today, the future of the West African manatee may not be far behind.

Gunbattle in Yemen as Saleh Remains Defiant

Yemeni forces loyal to entrenched president Ali Abdullah Saleh have faced off with opponents in a gunbattle that left six people dead, medical sources said.

Sudan’s Abyei ‘Ablaze’ After Capture by North

Sudan's disputed border town of Abyei is ablaze, with gunmen looting properties days after troops from the government in Khartoum entered the area, U.N. peacekeepers say.

Yemen Rivals Fail to Sign GCC-Brokered Deal

Yemen's president has for a second time backed out of a Gulf- sponsored deal to transfer power.