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Syrian ambassador to Iraq abandons Assad regime, defects (+video)

The Syrian ambassador to Iraq announced he was resigning his post and joining the opposition, pointing to signs that Assad's regime may be deteriorating.

Terrorism & Security Not so defiant: Egypt's parliament meets for 5 minutes

Africa Monitor Why do the Sudanese protests get so little news coverage?

Terrorism & Security A senior Syrian general defects

Backchannels Yasser Arafat killed by radiation poisoning?

Terrorism & Security Report: Syria tortures dissidents in 'archipelago' of prisons

Is Sudan having its own 'Arab Spring?'

Terrorism & Security Three top Syrian officers defect to Turkey. How bad for Assad?

Terrorism & Security Report: Russia sending naval ships to Syria in case of evacuation

Amid Iraq violence, journalists struggle about government control

Libyan government retakes airport from disgruntled militia

Terrorism & Security Syria likely to overshadow agenda as EU leaders gather in Russia with Putin

China's evolving relationship with 'barbarians'

Keep Calm Good Reads: on the politics of language, Genghis Khan, and the Beastie Boys

China: Al Jazeera reporter expelled for 'breaking Chinese laws'

China forces Al Jazeera to close Beijing news bureau

Readers Write: Israel could be a threat and Obama should be praised on Iran

Latin America Monitor Why everyone wants to be like Brazil

Terrorism & Security Syrian regime fights on, but is running out of money

Terrorism & Security Observers in Syria having an impact, but only 11 on the ground so far (+video)

Iran's Parchin complex: Why are nuclear inspectors so focused on it?

Terrorism & Security Syria cease-fire takes hold, but could be tested by Friday protests (+video)

Terrorism & Security Sudan says talks off as border fighting with S. Sudan worsens

Hitched to Qatar's rising star, Al Jazeera takes a bumpy ride skyward

Terrorism & Security Syria 'friends' to pay salaries of rebels fighting Assad