Unrest In The Middle East And Africa -- Country By Country -- CNN
CNN) -- Demonstrations have spread across parts of the Middle East and North Africa. Here is the latest from each country and the roots of the unrest.
Thursday developments:
YEMEN
Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh pledged Thursday to bring a new constitution to a vote by the end of the year and transfer government power to an elected parliamentary system.
The developments come as anti-government demonstrations are unfolding in a nation facing
a Shiite Muslim uprising, a U.S.-aided crackdown on al Qaeda operatives and a looming shortage of water.
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MIDDLE EAST
US Navy keeping two carriers in Middle East for most of year.
Demonstrators defy Saudi ban on protests. Small protest held in Saudi Arabia despite government warning.
Iran's response to Middle East protests is muted.
U.S. concerned Chinese companies may be aiding Iran nuclear weapon effort.
U.S. seeks action on Syria nuclear dispute.
Anti-government protesters in Yemen may have been hit with nerve gas, doctors say.
ASIA
Dalai Lama to resign as Tibetan political leader.
India's mood darkens as corruption undermines nation's self-confidence.
Japan's new FM wants to deepen alliance with US.
China vows no Western-style political reforms.
AFRICA
Libya rebels see diplomatic victory, loss in fight. Gaddafi tanks, jets strike deeper into rebel heartland. Kadhafi's forces have rebels in retreat. Libyan military bombards oil port as civil war grinds on. France first to formally recognize Libyan opposition.
Pro-Mubarak thugs blamed for rising violence in Egypt. Sectarian clashes in Egypt challenge revolutionary idealism.
Morocco's King Mohammed pledges constitutional reform.
Sudan army, Darfur rebel clash kills 17 - military.
Zimbabwe violence unpunished.
U.N. to publish Sudan report that infuriated China.
U.S. warns that standoff in Sudan is 'unacceptable'.
EUROPE
EU treads carefully on Libya no-fly zone.
Revolts raise fear of migration in Europe.
Biden, in Russia, turns to talk of trade. Russia to press Biden on missile shield dispute. Biden meets Putin, opposition leaders in Moscow.
Merkel ally assails Turkey on human rights.
AMERICAS
Carlos Slim ranks as world's richest person for second year.
U.S. agents short-staffed and under the gun in Mexico.
U.S. charges 10 in Ciudad Juarez killings.
82 percent of US schools may be labeled 'failing'.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
U.S. terror hearing starts amid heightened security.
Pakistani general, in twist, credits drone strikes.
Arab world turmoil affects U.S. anti-terror effort.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
World's biggest bond fund dumps all U.S. debt.
Oil markets brace for more volatility as 'Day of Rage' looms in Saudi Arabia.
Geithner says lending cuts could hurt U.S. influence.
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