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April 16, 2013

A man is loaded into an ambulance after being injured in the Boston Marathon bomb attacks (AFP/ Jim Rogash)
11:06 GMT

One of the injured is an unnamed 20 year old man, the other is an unnamed exchange student

More than a million people have been left homeless by the conflict
10:17 GMT

The heads of five major UN agencies on Monday issued a rare joint appeal to the intentional community to act immediately to save Syria from "disaster".

Syria's President Bashar al Assad has announced another "general amnesty"
08:36 GMT

Syria's embattled President Bashar al Assad has issued a general decree granting amnesty for 'general crimes' committed during the conflict, according to state news agency SANA.

President Barack Obama talks about the explosions at the Boston Marathon at the White House on Tuesday. (Photo: Al Arabiya)
07:59 GMT

President Obama vowed on Monday that those behind the bombing which killed at least three people at the Boston Marathon "will feel the full weight of justice."

April 15, 2013

Carlos Arredondo, who was at the finish line of the 117th Boston Marathon when two explosives detonated.
22:49 GMT

Boston bombings have left the U.S. East coast in a state of high alert, deploying maximum crowd control as more questions than answers spread. Speculation spinning suggests that while it was probably a terror attack- whether domestic or foreign- it could be an international one with the hallmarks of global terrorisers Al Qaeda.

Hosni Mubarak waves from his bed during his retrial which was quickly adjourned (AFP)
21:34 GMT

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was granted a release order in relation to charges over killing protestors but remains in prison on corruption charges

Mussallam al-Barrak
09:53 GMT

A Kuwait court on Monday sentenced opposition leader, Mussallam al-Barrak, to five years in prison after he was convicted of insulting the emir, an AFP correspondent said.

Aftermath of a car bombing in al-Obaidi neighborhood, east of Baghdad (AFP/ Ali Al-Saadi)
08:52 GMT

A wave of bombings across the country has left 23 people dead and injured dozens more

Jordan Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour
07:52 GMT

Jordan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said the country will appeal to the UN Security Council for increased aid to deal with the refugee crisis in the Kingdom

Hosni Mubarak waves as he sits behind bars during his re-trial (AFP/ Mohamed Hesham)
07:46 GMT

South Cairo Criminal Court is to decide on Monday whether former President Hosni Mubarak can be released or if he should remain in detention

A man walks amid destruction in Aleppo, Syria (AFP/ Dimitar Dilkoff)
07:19 GMT

Bashar Al-Assad's air force has been responsible for thousands of civilian deaths since the conflict in Syria erupted over two years ago

April 14, 2013

One man was killed and several people were wounded Sunday when Syrian gunmen slammed rockets into Lebanon’s border village of Qasr in the Hermel region, a Lebanese security source said. (Photo used for illustrative purposes)
20:19 GMT

One man was killed and several people were wounded on Sunday when Syrian gunmen slammed rockets into Lebanon’s border village of Qasr in the Hermel region.

African Union soldier looks out over the Indian Ocean in Mogadishu (AFP)
14:57 GMT

All attackers confirmed dead after suicide blasts followed by armed attack

A man squats outside his destroyed home in Shonbeh, after the Bushehr earthquake (AFP)
10:59 GMT

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE meet on Sunday in Riyadh to discuss contingency plans for potential radiation leaks from the Bushehr nuclear plant

People gather at Daraa's Omari mosque
10:57 GMT

President Bashar al-Assad's forces on Saturday destroyed the Omari mosque in the southern city of Daraa where Syria's uprising erupted two years ago, opposition activists said on Sunday.