US President Obama has openly called for the resignation of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad, after weeks of condemning the Syrian leader’s crackdown on protesters.

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VIDEO: Global leaders urge Assad to go

Beleaguered French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie announces her resignation after weeks of criticism over her contacts with the toppled Tunisian regime.

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French FM quits after Tunisia criticism

Hosni Mubarak has stepped down as president of Egypt, after weeks of protests by anti-government demonstrators in Cairo and other cities.

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VIDEO: ‘Pharaoh has let his people go’

Hosni Mubarak has stepped down as president of Egypt, after weeks of protest by anti-government demonstrators in Cairo and other cities.

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VIDEO: ‘The power of the people worked’

Haiti’s electoral council is due to establish who will be in March’s presidential run-off election after weeks of delay and disputes.

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Haiti awaits election decision

Haiti’s electoral council is due to establish who will be in March’s presidential run-off election after weeks of delay and disputes.

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Haiti awaits election decision

There are reports of further violence overnight in Tunisia’s capital, Tunis, despite a dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed after weeks of nationwide protest.

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Tunisia violence despite curfew

The Tunisian government imposes a night-time curfew in the capital Tunis, as protesters clash with police after weeks of nationwide unrest.

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Tunisia imposes curfew in capital

Shares on the Dhaka Stock Exchange in Bangladesh recover strongly on Tuesday after weeks of heavy falls.

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Dhaka shares make strong recovery

The mayors of several towns around the city of Naples have rejected a move by the government to delay the opening of a new landfill site, after weeks of protests by local residents over pollution.

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Dump offer rejected by Naples mayors

A hosepipe ban across the North West of England is being lifted after weeks of wet weather.

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North West’s hosepipe ban lifted