Guinea protests over PM nominee
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Demonstrators take to the streets in Guinea in protest at President Lansana Conte's choice of prime minister.
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Unnamed groups are bringing arms into Guinea, which remains under martial law, the new prime minister says.
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President Arroyo's bid to change the Philippines constitution comes under fire
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair has reacted to a barrage of criticism from politicians, analysts and national newspapers for considering a US request to deploy troops in Baghdad.
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The opposition has set a huge protest to demand the president admit electoral defeat, sparking fears of more violence
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Supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo say he is under attack by France to resign, but they will defend him. Protests against French interests continue one day after French troops neutralized
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Guinea's military enforced draconian martial law measures across the West African state on Tuesday, quashing protests and arresting curfew-breakers to halt a widening revolt against President Lansana Conte.
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Thousands of government loyalists massed outside the home of the president yesterday, facing off against French armored vehicles in response to urgent appeals for a ''human shield&quot; around the hard-line leader, amid fears of an overthrow.
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Supporters of a Bahraini human rights worker scuffled with police and shouted slogans against the prime minister outside the court Wednesday as a judge denied bail to the activist, who is being prosecuted after criticizing the Gulf nation's leadership.
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Cameroon's president is criticised for suggesting the constitution might be changed to allow him a third term.
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MADRID, Nov 11 (IPS) - The dictator of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang   Nguema, is stepping up suppression of opposition, while social  conditions in  the tiny West African nation are worsening, an  opposition leader told IPS on  his visit to Spain.
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A general strike in Guinea will end on Tuesday after President Lansana Conte agreed to demands to choose a new prime minister from a list proposed by opponents, West African mediators said on Sunday.
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PM attempts to reaffirm commitment to civil liberties in face of criticism over anti-terror legislation.
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French socialist Segolene Royal brushes over criticism during her first overseas trip as presidential candidate.
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President Lansana Conte declared a state of emergency in Guinea on Monday, saying he had ordered the army to "take all necessary measures" to restore order after three days of violent protests. At least 27 people have been killed.
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Premier Tony Blair and his successor Gordon Brown had a furious row after a reference to &quot;undistorted competition&quot; in an EU document was removed at France&#39;s request, media reported Saturday.
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Thousands of Venezuelans protest over Colombia's capture of a rebel leader in Caracas last month.