Reza Aslan the balance of power in the Middle East.

Libyan rebels repelled an assault by troops backing Moammar Gadhafi in a key oil port Wednesday. The battle in the town of Brega lasted for hours until the attackers beat a retreat. (March 2)

Christian Pakistani Minister for Minorities, Shahbaz Bhatti, who had called for changes to the country's controversial blasphemy law, has been shot dead in Islamabad.

Nalut, a remote town in Libya's north western desert, which shook off the rule of Moammar Gadhafi, was defiant on Tuesday about staying free of his rule. This comes as a building belonging to armed anti-Gadhafi rebels was destroyed. (March 2)

Summary of business headlines: Libya's top oil official sees oil hitting $130 next month; U.S. private payrolls jump more than expected; Layoffs near one-year high.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) called for a no-fly zone over Libya Tuesday at an event hosted by the Atlantic Council. Just back from a trip across the Middle East and North Africa that included stops in Egypt and Tunisia, McCain criticized the Obama administration's handling of tumultuous situations in the region and characterized Middle East polic

President Obama made a brief statement expressing his outrage about the shooting deaths of two American airmen outside the Frankfurt, Germany airport terminal.

ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo tells CNN everyone who has committed crimes in Libya is now on notice.

High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres addresses the situation in Tunisia and UNHCR's response to the emergency.

Richard Downie, an expert on Africa at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington says he thinks the conflict in Libya will be long and bloody. He describes President Obama response as cautious and pragmatic.

Rebel forces have been fighting off efforts by Colonel Gaddafi to retake opposition held towns.

The difference between the United Kingdom and its constituent parts explained.

Libyan rebels clashed with militias loyal to Moammar Gadhafi as the embattled leader warned of further bloodshed if the international community interferes in the country's affairs.

An 18-year-old dancer at the centre of a sex scandal plaguing Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has hit out at the coverage of her case, calling it "a media furore."