Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will be facing trial for his role in the deadly dispersals of civilians during the 18-day protests that led to his ouster.

Libyan officials loyal to embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi have accused NATO of causing a humanitarian crisis in the war-torn North African country.

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was indicted on Thursday for allegedly attempting to rape a maid at an upscale New York hotel, just hours after announcing his resignation.

IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested on Sunday for an alleged sexual offense committed against a hotel maid in New York City.

The Pakistani Taliban launched suicide attacks on Friday, killing at least 80 people in the first major bombing since Osama bin Laden was killed on May 2.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces struck Muammar Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli again on Thursday a few hours after the Libyan leader appeared on television anew.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is leading the push for the imposition of “chemical castration” as a form of punishment for convicted pedophiles and other sex offenders.

A Pakistani official said Thursday that US Navy SEALS shot and killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in “cold blood.”

U.S. President Barack Obama announced the news to the world Sunday night that the most prominent terrorist leader, Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan.

Pope John Paul II was beatified by his successor on Sunday, moving the late Catholic Church leader a step closer to a possible sainthood.