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Tens of thousands of Egyptians have packed Cairo's Tahrir Square to protest the ruling military's bid to grab new powers, while ex-president Hosni Mubarak was moved to a military hospital from prison after reportedly suffering a stroke.

Head of the UN Supervision Mission in Syria and Chief Military Observer Major-General Robert Mood (left) and peacekeeping chief Hervé Ladsous brief press.

Egyptian media are reporting another serious health crisis for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The news comes only weeks after Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the killing of protesters who helped topple him.

Egyptian media are reporting another serious health crisis for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The news comes only weeks after Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the killing of protesters who helped topple him.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has criticized President Barack Obama's decision to allow some young illegal immigrants stay on in America but has declined to say whether he would reverse the policy if he is elected to the White House.

Egypt's first free presidential election results was mired in controversy with the Muslim Brotherhood and the campaign for ousted ruler Hosni Mubarak's former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq claiming victory.

Mali's transitional President Dioncounda Traore who has been in Paris since May 24 to receive medical treatment after being attacked by demonstrators could return to the country "in the coming days", a well placed source told Xinhua on Sunday.

LONDON Rolls Royce, leading supplier of marine propulsion equipment, has secured a 1 billion pounds contract from the UK Ministry of Defense to supply reactor cores for the country's nuclear-armed submarine fleet.

The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi is poised to become Egypt's first post-revolution president. With most of the votes counted, the widely-presumed next leader will likely face a power struggle with the nation's military.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that his country would be prepared to stop high-grade uranium enrichment if the six world powers agree to meet its needs for the fuel.