November 25 - News

Friday 25 November, 2011.

TOP STORY Kamal Ganzouri appointed Egypt's new PM Former premier Kamal Ganzouri has been appointedEgypt's new Prime Minister but protesters vowed to step up pressure on the country's military rulers and called for renewed agitation to demand the army quit power. HEADLINES Three day protest in Balochistan over killings  The discovery of the bullet-riddled bodies of two activists of Baloch nationalist groups in Balochistan has prompted a call for a three-day protest and 40 days of mourning in the province. Syria faces new Arab sanctions deadline  The Arab League on Friday served Syria notice to endorse a plan for the dispatch of observers to monitor unrest in the country or face crippling sanctions. Fierce clashes rock Yemen capital despite deal  Fierce clashes broke out between rival security forces in the Yemeni capital on Friday, two days after President Ali Abdullah Saleh inked a power transfer deal which sponsors had hoped would end the violence. UN condemns excessive use of force againstEgypt’s protesters  The United Nations has condemned excessive use of force by Egypt’s security forces during clashes with protesters. AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA ASIA PACIFIC EUROPE NORTH AMERICA SOUTH ASIA WEST ASIA

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