Friday brought a fresh barrage of shelling in the Syrian city of Homs. Also, U.N. monitors saw evidence of multiple killings in a small town where activists reported a massacre. They said they found flesh, blood and piles of ash, but no bodies.
Villagers in Logar province, 19 miles south of Kabul, claim a NATO air strike kills 18 civilians, as NATO dispute the local account saying those who were killed were militants. World News Videos by NewsLook
Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Vladimir Putin urge the international community to support UN envoy Kofi Annan’s plan on Syria during meetings in Beijing, according to Chinese state media. World News Videos by NewsLook
Stratfor analyst Eugene Chausovsky examines tensions between Lithuania and Poland as Russia tries to prevent the countries from collaborating against Moscow. World News Videos by NewsLook
U.S. troops say Taliban fighters are firing on Afghan and Pakistani observation posts in the hope of opening up a rift between the two countries. World News Videos by NewsLook
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad dismissed accusations his government had any role in the brutal Houla massacre, as he charged forces outside Syria of plotting to destroy the country. World News Videos by NewsLook
Thousands of Egyptians upset over the court ruling against toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak converged on Tahrir Square during the weekend. World News Videos by NewsLook
Yemeni troops clash with Islamist militants in a stronghold of an al-Qaeda-linked group as they fight to dislodge them in a U.S.-backed offensive. World News Videos by NewsLook