Syria murdered another 6 subjects of the regime, this time 5 in Sarameen, Idlib, wounding 60 and another in Qara, near the capital. Government forces have also surrounded the town of Rastan.
Rebels in Libya are closing the noose on Qaddafi's hometown amidst rumors his family has fled to Algeria. France has re-opened its embassy in Tripoli, a Red Cross ship has arrived with emergency supplies, and another ship evacuated 850 from Tripoli.
Iraq has begun holding for those killed in the islamist attack on the Um al-Qura Mosque on Sunday.
A knife wielding Palestinian terrorist has wounded at least 7 in Tel Aviv, Israel, before being arrested by police.
Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for murdering 18 in Algeria last week.
The terrorist network's North African wing said in an online statement that two suicide bombers carried out Friday's attack on the prestigious Cherchell Military Academy, west of the capital, Algiers.
The al-Qaida group Sunday called the bombing “a gift for Eid.” The three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday this week marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
In Friday's attack, two suicide bombers – one on a motorcycle – set off explosions a few seconds apart just outside the military academy.
Algeria is a key U.S. ally in its campaign against al-Qaida. The country is still emerging from nearly two decades of conflict between security forces and Islamist militant groups that killed an estimated 200,000 people.
Israeli police say a Palestinian man has wounded at least seven people during an attack near a nightclub in the city of Tel Aviv.
Authorities said the man stole a car and crashed into a police checkpoint early Monday, then got out of the car and stabbed the victims.
The wounded include several police officers.
Police say the man is from the West Bank city of Nablus and was arrested after the attack.
Iraqis are holding funerals for some of the 28 people, including a Sunni Parliamentarian, killed in Sunday's suicide bomb attack at the largest Sunni mosque in Baghdad. Seven other Iraqis were killed by terrorists in Mosul, Baquba & Baghdad.
A mosque official said Monday the bomber had disguised himself as a bandaged beggar and had gone to the blue-domed Um al-Qura mosque for a number of days to become familiar to the guards. He said the bomber hid explosives in his bandages and detonated them during a special prayer service for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Interior Ministry officials said Sunni lawmaker Khalid al-Fahdawi, a representative from western Anbar Province, was among those killed in the blast.
In the northern city of Mosul, an explosive device attached to a police car killed a policeman and wounded four others, while in the ethnically mixed city of Baquba, terrorists killed three people in a car at a fake checkpoint.
In Baghdad, two additional bomb attacks wounded at least four people. Another bomb blast wounded two people in the town of Tuz Khurmatu, some 175 kilometers north of Baghdad.
Libyan rebel forces are drawing closer to Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte, as they continue to search for the embattled leader after seizing control of the country's capital.
Rebel commanders in Misrata say opposition forces pushing towards Sirte from the west on Monday moved within 30 kilometers of the coastal city, which is located 450 kilometers east of Tripoli.
A rebel spokesman said Sunday that anti-government forces would seize Sirte by force if negotiations with tribal leaders for its surrender failed.
Gadhafi has not been seen since rebel fighters seized Tripoli, and the Sirte region is considered one area where he may have fled to go into hiding.
The head of the opposition Transitional National Council, Mustafa Jalil, said Monday that Mr. Gadhafi still poses a threat to Libya and the world.
Jalil also called for the continued support of NATO, which has been carrying out airstrikes against pro-Gadhafi forces since March under a U.N. mandate to protect civilians. His comments came as defense officials from countries involved militarily in Libya met in Qatar.
Meanwhile, France said it dispatched a team to Tripoli Monday to reopen its embassy there after closing it for six months as rebels fought for control of the country.
The International Organization for Migration said Monday its ship evacuated about 850 stranded migrants and displaced Libyans from Tripoli one day earlier.
A Red Cross ship entered Tripoli harbor Sunday carrying supplies for the city, which saw days of fighting between rebels and Gadhafi supporters last week. A VOA correspondent reported that the capital has widespread shortages of medicine, drinking water and other basic supplies. Many areas are still without electricity.
Syrian rights activists say government security forces have killed six people while storming areas around the country in a renewed crackdown on political dissent.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights Monday said the worst violence was in Sarameen in the northern province of Idlib. The group said security forces killed five people there and wounded at least 60 as they opened fire during search and arrest operations.
Security forces killed another person during an arrest raid in Qara, a suburb of the capital, Damascus. Rights groups reported similar raids in the village of Heet, near the border with Lebanon.
They also said troops have surrounded the central Syrian town of Rastan, the site of several protests against President Bashar al-Assad during a 5-month uprising. Rastan is about 20 kilometers north of Homs on a highway that connects to the flashpoint city of Hama.
The operations come a day after Syria rejected an Arab League statement calling for an end to the deadly violence that has shaken the country. The 22-member Arab organization – of which Syria is a member – urged the government on Sunday to stop the bloodshed “before it is too late.”
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