Egypt: elections on as protests continue - Thursday 24 November
• Former PM reported to have been asked to form a new cabinet• Military says elections will go ahead• Interior ministry says it can't guarantee election security • Muslim Brotherhood torn over...
View ArticleNetwork Rail faces legal action over deaths of teenage girls
Rail operator to be prosecuted after two girls hit by express train on level crossing in Essex in 2005Network Rail faces a multimillion-pound fine after the rail regulator began criminal proceedings...
View ArticleEgypt protests: 'Friday of the last chance' - Friday 25 November
• Tens of thousands of people return to Tahrir Square • White House calls for civilian rule as soon as possible• Syria misses new Arab League deadline• Morocco's first elections under new constitution•...
View ArticleEgypt elections - day two: 29 November 2011
• Polls reopen after record turnout on opening day• US calls for UN action against Syria • Libyan authorities still holding 7,000 prisoners• Read the latest summaryالانتخابات المصرية, اليوم الثاني -...
View ArticleIran protesters attack UK embassy in Tehran - live
• Protesters storm UK embassy in Tehran• Many carry images of murdered Iranian nuclear scientist• UK foreign office "outraged"• Iranian foreign ministry expresses regret at eventsRead the latest news...
View ArticleEgypt election count and Turkey imposes sanctions on Syria - Thursday 30...
• Egyptian election results delayed until Thursday• Muslim Brotherhood's party in the lead in most counts• Britain orders closure of Iranian embassy in London• Turkey imposes sanctions against...
View ArticleEgypt election results delayed - live updates
• Election results delayed "until Friday or Saturday"• Muslim Brotherhood's party poised for poll success • UN says death toll in Syria has risen to more than 4,000 • Saudi Arabia accused of trying to...
View ArticleSyria, Egypt and Middle East unrest - live updates
• Syrian protesters and opposition demand buffer zones• UN calls for ICC investigation into abuses in Syria• Delayed Egyptian elections results expected• Read the latest summary1.49pm GMT / 8.49am EST:...
View ArticleSyria given 24 hours to sign Arab League deal or face sanctions
Officials given ultimatum after missing deadline to let in international monitors amid rising death tollSyria has been given a final deadline by the Arab League to accept international observers into...
View ArticleSyria agrees to admit observers but with conditions - Monday 5 November
• Syria 'agrees to foreign observers'• Prominent Syrian blogger Razan Ghazzawi arrested• Syria conducts war games• Egyptians go to polls for election run-offsRead the latest summary4.04pm GMT / 11.04am...
View ArticleSyria, Egypt and Middle East unrest - Tuesday 6 December
• Arab League says it will maintain sanctions on Syria• Hillary Clinton to meet Syrian opposition leaders• Egypt's Salifists mull coalition with Muslim Brotherhood• Read the latest summary5.57pm GMT /...
View ArticleSyria: Assad distances himself from army violence - Wednesday 7 December
• Bashar al-Assad claims he is not responsible for violence• US ambassador Robert Ford returns to Damascus• Clinton urges Syrian opposition to respect minoritiesRead the latest summary5.58pm GMT /...
View ArticleSyria, Egypt and Middle East unrest - Thursday 8 December
• Assad refuses unfettered access to Arab League monitors• Attack on a oil pipeline near Homs • Egypt's generals to have final say on new constitution • Read the latest summary5.59pm GMT / 12.59pm EST:...
View ArticleEU veto 'no threat to coalition'
Danny Alexander defends coalition partners' right to disagree as Labour's David Miliband lambasts PM for 'achieving nothing'The chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has said the EU veto...
View ArticleChild poverty targets will not be met, says Alan Milburn
Coalition adviser urges increased investment in early years funding to prevent the poor bearing brunt of austerity measuresAlan Milburn, who advises the coalition on child poverty, is to make the case...
View ArticleFare game? 'Big man' throws fellow passenger from train
Hit YouTube video showing passenger involved in argument with conductor being forcibly ejected from train sparks web debateA man who threw an alleged fare dodger off a train has found fame on the...
View ArticleSyria, Egypt and Middle East unrest - live updates
• UN human rights chief calls for arrest of violent Egypt troops• Syrian government signs Arab League peace plan• Opposition coalition calls for military intervention• Read a summary of today's key...
View ArticleSyria, Egypt and Middle East unrest -Tuesday 20 December
• Up to 70 Syrian army deserters killed, a survivor claims• Assad regime signs Arab League deal to allow in observers• Egyptian security forces in pre-dawn raid on Tahrir Square• Read the latest...
View ArticleSyria, Egypt and Middle East unrest - Wednesday 21 December
• Syrian opposition calls safe havens to prevent genocide • France warns of 'unprecedented massacre' in Idlib• Low turnout in runoffs for Egypt's second round elections• Read the latest summary5.55pm:...
View ArticleSyria: Arab League visit - live updates
• First Arab League observers due to arrive in Syria• White House says 'only fear' is propping up Assad regime • Turkey warns of 'bloodbath' in Syria• Read a summary 2.30pm: The US has ordered its...
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