Demonstrations met with violence throughout Middle East
Top news: Throughout the Middle East and North Africa, regimes are increasingly using force to respond to the wave of anti-government protests that have erupted in the wake of recent events in Tunisia and Egypt.
At least 24 people were killed during anti-government protests in Libya, according to Human Rights Watch. The marches, which continued through last night, have spread to at least five Libyan cities. Major demonstrations are planned for Friday prayers today.
At Friday prayers in Bahrain, thousands joined funeral marches for four demonstrators who were killed during a crackdown by security forces on Thursday. The country's most senior Shia cleric described the events as a "massacre." Pro-government counterdemonstrations were also held.
Riot police used teargas to disperse demonstrators rallying at a "day of rage" in Yemen. It is the eighth straight day of protests against the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Marches were held in the major cities of Sanaa, Taiz, and Aden.
At least 2,000 people came out for protests in Amman, Jordan, demanding lower food prices and more democracy. Several were injured when clashes broke out with pro-government demonstrators.
Egypt: Three former ministers from Hosni Mubarak's government have been arrested on corruption charges.
| Middle East Africa - Ugandan voters head to the polls as president Yoweri Museveni looks to extend his 25 years in power.
- Somali pirates have reportedly seized a Yemeni fishing vessel in the Gulf of Aden.
- Laurent Gbagbo, the Ivory Coast leader who refuses to step down despite losing a presidential election, has ordered the government takeover of banks that had suspended operation.
Asia Americas Europe -By Joshua Keating |  |
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