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Israel reports success in new missile defence test Israeli and US defence officials have successfully tested the David's Sling missile defence system, completing the first phase of the weapon's development.

27 November 2012

Syria rebels take loyalist Palestinian training camp: NGO Syrian rebels on Sunday seized the training camp of a pro-regime Palestinian faction in Damascus province and took control of an arms depot after fierce clashes.

26 November 2012

Twin suicide bombings kill 11 at Nigeria church A suicide bomber rammed a bus into a church at a military barracks in restive northern Nigeria on Sunday and another detonated his explosives-packed car minutes later, killing 11 people and wounding dozens more.

26 November 2012

Arafat exhumation hopes to quell poison quandary One of the Middle East's greatest political mysteries will come a step closer to being solved on Tuesday when scientists exhume iconic Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's remains to see if he was poisoned.

26 November 2012

Morsi urges dialogue as tensions over new powers rise Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said on Sunday the sweeping new powers he has assumed are only temporary and called for dialogue, as clashes in the Nile Delta saw a member of his party killed.

26 November 2012

Water Polo: Kazakhstan team made it into the finals of Asian Championship Kazakhstan men’s water polo team won over Singapore in the finals and over Saudi Arabia in the quarterfinals of Asian Swimming Championship

25 November 2012

Israel firms up security as Gaza truce takes hold Israel restricted Palestinian access to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound and kept a tight grip on security as a first fatality tested a hard-won truce ending fighting in and around Gaza.

25 November 2012

Climate talks resume amid warnings of looming calamity Nearly 200 nations gather in Doha from Monday for a new round of climate talks as a rush of reports warn extreme weather events like superstorm Sandy may become commonplace if mitigation efforts fail.

25 November 2012

Egypt protesters tear-gassed as world concern mounts Anti-riot police fired tear gas on Saturday to disperse protesters camped out in Cairo's Tahrir Square as Western governments voiced growing concern over Islamist President Mohamed Morsi's assumption of sweeping powers.

24 November 2012

Ancient tombs discovered in Pakistan's Swat Italian archaeologists say they have discovered a cemetery that reveals complex funeral rites dating back more than 3,000 years in Pakistan's Swat valley, recently controlled by the Taliban.

24 November 2012

Egypt's Morsi assumes sweeping powers, branded new pharaoh Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi assumed sweeping powers, drawing criticism that he is seeking to become a "new pharaoh".

24 November 2012

Fighting in DR Congo after rebels reject calls to end offensive Fighting erupted in the DR of Congo after rebels defiantly rejected international calls to pull out of the strategic city of Goma and end an offensive that has stoked fears of a wider conflict and humanitar

24 November 2012

Celebrations, recriminations as Gaza truce holds Israeli politicians on Thursday returned to the campaign trail as the streets of Gaza came back to life after a truce ended eight days of bloodshed, with both sides claiming victory while remaining wary.

24 November 2012

Oil prices ease in Asia on Gaza truce, eurozone data Oil prices fell in Asia Friday in thin trade following the US Thanksgiving holiday, with a truce in Gaza and gloomy eurozone manufacturing data weighing on buying sentiment.

23 November 2012

Pakistan attacks kill 35 as leaders meet for summit A suicide attack on a Shiite Muslim procession in Pakistan overnight killed 23 people in the deadliest assault in the country for five months as Muslim leaders gathered for a rare summit in Islamabad.

23 November 2012

Sudan disrupts security 'plot'; tanks seen in street Sudan's powerful intelligence service on Thursday said it had disrupted a "plot" to disturb the country's security, as a witness saw tanks moving in the streets of the capital.

23 November 2012

US 'alarmed' by security deterioration in DR Congo The US State Department late Tuesday said that Washington is "gravely alarmed" by the speed at which security is deteriorating in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

23 November 2012

Britain recognises Syria opposition as fighting rages Britain formally recognised a newly-formed opposition bloc as the sole representative of the Syrian people on Tuesday, as UN head Ban Ki-moon said he feared Syria could become a "regional battleground."

22 November 2012

Gaza truce in effect after week of bloodshed A ceasefire took hold Thursday in and around Gaza after a week of cross-border violence between Israel and Palestinian militants that killed at least 160 people.

22 November 2012

Twelve rockets hit Israel after truce: police Twelve rockets fired from the Gaza Strip hit Israel on Wednesday in the first hours that followed a ceasefire agreement ending hostilities in the week-long Gaza conflict.

22 November 2012

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