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Iranian opposition leader, Mehdi Karroubi, has said that a planned demonstration in favour of the protests in Egypt and Tunisia in Tehran next week would be a test for both the Iranian government and its opponents.

Female police officers serving in UN peacekeeping operations in Haiti

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to reporters

A man displaced by the latest fighting carries aid items distributed by UNHCR

The Department of the Army announced today that it decided to continue low-rate initial production of two elements of the Early-Infantry Brigade Combat Team (E-IBCT) program -- the Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle and tactical network system. The E-IBCT investment of network technologies and software provide a foundation for growth of the Army’s tactical network.

Marine Corps Capt. Joshua W. Weiland, center, stands in front of an EA-6B Prowler on Dec. 10, 2010, with Marines he served with during his enlisted service.

Thousands of protesters in Cairo and Alexandria defied a heavy deployment of riot police and other security forces and government warnings not to participate in demonstrations on January 28, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. The government shut down access to the internet and most mobile phone networks and ordered the army onto the streets of Cairo ahead of a curfew.

Egyptians watch smoke billow from a shopping center in Cairo on Sunday that was looted, damaged and set on fire overnight.

ILO Director-General Juan Somavia

Aref "Scarface" Nagi, 46, former leader of the Detroit Highwaymen Motorcycle Club, was sentenced today to 37 years in federal prison after having been found guilty last year on a variety of charges, including conspiracy to violate federal racketeering laws and conspiracy to commit murder, along with controlled substance, stolen property, and firearm violations, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced.