Interim government forces pound Gaddafi hometown
Fighters for Libya's interim rulers entered Muammar Gaddafi's hometown Sirte in a surprise assault that NATO said it backed to halt brutal acts by followers of the ousted regime.
Dozens die in Yemen after Saleh vows peace
Dozens of people were killed during clashes in the Yemeni capital, a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned following three months away saying he was "carrying the dove of peace."
US men captured in Iran return home
Two US citizens sentenced in Iran to eight years in jail for spying left for the United States on Saturday from Oman, where they had landed after being released by Iranian authorities.
Pakistan warns US not to send more troops to its soil
Pakistan's foreign minister on Saturday warned the United States against sending ground troops to her country to fight an Afghan militant group that America alleges is used as a proxy by Pakistan's top intelligence agency for attacks in neighbouring Afghanistan.
Mexican woman beheaded for online uploading against drug dealers
Police found a woman's decapitated body in a Mexican border city on Saturday, alongside a handwritten sign saying she was killed in retaliation for her postings on a social networking site.
Obama to increase black support in jobs push
President Barack Obama urged black leaders on Saturday to "stop complaining" and help him push his jobs plan through the Congress, as he sought to bolster support in the black community amid concern over high unemployment.
AIPA calls for enhanced peace, cooperation
The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) closed the 32nd General Assembly (AIPA 32) in Phnom Penh on Sept. 23 with a series of resolutions calling on the region to boost cooperation for peace, stability, harmony, economic growth and poverty reduction.
Palestinian president requests statehood; Israel calls for talks
Palestinian President Mahoud Abbas put forth a historic UN membership bid for an independent state of Palestine on September 23; a move Israel says is premature without direct talks that address its longstanding security concerns.
Europe hastens to build up debt crisis defenses
European policymakers are quickening their preparations to cope with an escalation of the region's debt crisis as talk of a possible Greek default gained pace on September 23.
Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh returns to Sanaa
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned to the country from Saudi Arabia three months after surviving an assassination attempt, officials say.