Libyans shouting for revenge buried Muammar Gaddafi's second youngest son to the thundering sound of anti-aircraft fire Monday, as South Africa warned that the NATO bombing that killed him would only bring more violence.
Forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi stepped up their onslaught on rebel areas of Libya's Western Mountains late on Monday, rebels said, and refugees said towns in the isolated region were on the brink of starvation.
The Swiss government said Monday it has identified potential assets to be frozen worth 830 million Swiss francs ($957 million) belonging to Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi and the ousted presidents of Egypt and Tunisia.
The Syrian authorities on Monday set a deadline of 15 days for people who had committed "unlawful acts" to surrender, as 180 people were rounded up in the latest wave of arrests.
A boat carrying 40 people capsized on Monday morning in Bengawan Solo river, Bojonegoro, East Java, 11 were rescued and 29 were still missing, local TV reported here.
The World Economic Forum on Africa, scheduled on May 2-4 in Cape Town, South Africa, will see participants exchange views on how the continent can turn to the next chapter of development.
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed Sunday in a firefight with U.S. forces in Pakistan and his body was recovered, President Barack Obama announced Sunday.
Soldiers of Cambodia and Thailand continued exchanging fire in the disputed border area for the 10th straight day, turning a blind eye to the reached ceasefire agreement and commitments to solve all disputes peacefully.
The U.N. international staff in Tripoli have left Libya because of unrest in the capital, with a crowd of people entering the U.N. compound, the United Nations said on Sunday.
Israel has suspended tax transfers to the Palestinians, its finance minister said on Sunday, fearing the money will be used to fund Hamas after President Mahmoud Abbas struck a unity deal with the Islamists.