Reports from Libya suggest a mounting death toll from clashes between anti-government protesters and security forces.

The US vetoes an Arab resolution at the UN Security Council condemning Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories.

Tunisian police disperse dozens of Islamists demanding the closure of a brothel in the capital Tunis.

Egypt's ruling military council says it will not tolerate any more strikes which disrupt the country's economy, as Egyptians celebrate the victory of their revolution.

King Hamad of Bahrain asks his son, Crown Prince Salman, to start a national dialogue after bloody clashes in the capital Manama.

Police in Panama clash with dozens of indigenous protesters trying to prevent copper mining on their ancestral lands.

Four Americans sailing on a yacht off the coast of Oman have been taken hostage by Somali pirates, an international maritime watchdog says.

Bahrain's main Shia opposition group rejects the king's offer of dialogue after days of protests.