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Anti-government protests continue in Yemen
In Yemen, funerals are taking place for two more people shot dead during anti-government protests. The latest victims were killed in clashes with security forces in the southern city of Aden. A total of 21 people have now been killed and dozens more injured since the daily protests began just over a week ago. Unrest has been especially intense in the once-independent south, where many people resent rule from the north. President Ali Abdullah Saleh has assigned a committee to open a dialogue with opposition leaders. For now their main demand is a complete change of government. But President Saleh still has overwhelming support in parliament. On the streets of the capital Sanaa, loyalists say he is holding the country together and they are determined to do everything to prevent him being driven from power. Copyright © 2011 euronews

Oman unrest enters third day
Protesters in Oman have clashed with security forces during a third consecutive day of unrest. The demonstrators want higher salaries and a greater say in the running of the country’s affairs. Oman has been ruled by a family dynasty since 1932. Read our news file Amateur footage shows violent clashes from Sunday. The government says one person died, although doctors told the Reuters news agency that at least six people lost their lives and twenty people were wounded. Protests have been taking place in Sohar, an industrial port town 200 kilometres northwest of the capital of Muscat. Police used tear gas to disperse the hundreds of demonstrators, who say they used live ammunition. The government denies that charge, saying officers fired rubber bullets. Copyright © 2011 euronews

Madrid hosts contemporary art fair
Contemporary art lovers should make a beeline for?�Spain for the 30th anniversary edition of?�ARCO, the?�Madrid International Contemporary Art Fair. ?�Nearly 200 galleries from more than 20 countries have?�provided?�pieces, ranging from the historical avant-garde to acclaimed recent works. Copyright © 2011 euronews

Kazakhstan hits UniCredit profit
Italy’s biggest bank, UniCredit, has posted a much bigger-than-expected fall in net profit for last year – down 22 percent. However much of that was due to losses from its business in Kazakhstan and the underlying results were better than the profit figure implied. Costs were also lower. The bank, which is the biggest lender in central and eastern Europe, reported net profit of 1.3 billion euros down from 1.7 billion euros the year before. UniCredit’s shares rose. The result included a goodwill impairment of 362 million euros, almost entirely due to Kazakhstan, with 199 million euros in the fourth quarter alone. UniCredit bought Kazakhstan’s ATF bank in late 2007 at the height of the credit boom for $2.1 billion. It had to write off more than 500 million euros from the Kazakh bank’s value in less than a year as the credit crunch hit the central Asian country. UniCredit gave no results for individual countries but third-quarter revenues in Kazakhstan were 32.2 million euros. The bank has said it has no plans to sell its Kazakh operations. Copyright © 2011 euronews

Bahrain protesters return to Pearl Square
Bahrain’s government says it has begun talks with opposition groups demanding reform. The statement released via Twitter came several hours after thousands of people streamed back into Pearl Square following the withdrawal of the army and then riot police. Many of those gathered hailed the day’s events as a victory and vowed to continue the protest. One unnamed demonstrator said: “We’ll stay until we achieve our demands. This is our country, but we’ll stay here if they hit us, we will stay.” Emboldened protesters, cheering and waving national flags, retook the symbolic square even before all police had left. Tents, removed two days ago by the army, were set up again along with makeshift medical stations to treat any wounded. Hundreds of women also joined the celebrations. “Most Bahraini women are educated, and they’re fighting for their rights. So they’re taking part, they’re taking an active part in the demonstration,” said one protester. At least six people are said to have been killed since the protests started on Monday with up to 60 others injured. Copyright © 2011 euronews

Yemen mourns for slaughtered protesters
Thousands of mourners have turned out in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa for the funerals of anti-government protesters shot dead on Friday. Snipers loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh sprayed a university sit-in with gunfire, killing as as many as 50 demonstrators. The protesters want him to resign after 32 years in power. The killings prompted Saleh to declare a state of emergency and soldiers have been given orders to shoot demonstrators. Yet the opposition remain defiant. Former government minister Haoumd al-Hattar told the crowd that “threats, intimidation and repression would only reinforce their persistence.” An estimated 300 people were injured in Friday’s violence. A group of Muslim clerics have called on Yemeni security forces to disobey Saleh’s orders to shoot demonstrators, blaming him for the slaughter. Copyright © 2011 euronews

British court to rule on Assange case
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will find out today whether he is to be extradited to Sweden on alleged sex crimes A British judge is expected to give his ruling after considering Assange’s legal defence against the move. The 39-year-old former computer hacker is wanted for questioning and is not, as yet, to stand trial. His lawyer maintains that is not enough reason to send him to Stockholm. Assange is resisting the Swedish authorities as he believes their real intention is eventually to send him to the US where he says he could face execution for leaking sensitive secrets. Last year Assange and his controversial website infuriated Washington by publishing top level diplomatic cables – something the US claims threatened its national security. Copyright © 2011 euronews

Trial date set for beleaguered Berlusconi
The date of April 6 has been set for the trial of Italy’s scandal-hit prime minister. It is then that Silvio Berlusconi’s lawyers will have to defend him against charges of abuse of power and paying for sex with an under-age prostitute. The indictment sheet was issued by a court in Milan, where three female judges will examine the evidence. Berlusconi is not obliged to appear in person before the judicial panel on that day. The case concerns allegations that he paid for sex with a 17-year-old Moroccan dancer, then intervened to try to free her when she was arrested for theft. His supporters say the whole case is politically motivated. Analyst James Walston said that while the charges were serious, Berlusconi is not the resigning type: “He is a fighter; he has survived many other accusations and indictments even though he has been found guilty but let off. The other point, which makes this different from the corruption charges and from the slush fund accusations, it’s a very clear and obvious charge.” But Berlusconi’s legal team is playing down any threat and dismissing the case. His lawyer Francesco Paolo said: “I think it is really difficult to talk of an under-age prostitute, when that woman denies both the sexual intercourse and having been paid.” Berlusconi’s term in office has been beset by scandal and corruption allegations, but this latest criticism of his behaviour recently mobilised public anger as never before. Copyright © 2011 euronews

Libya’s rebels call for no-fly zone
Anti-Gaddafi forces have called on the international community to impose a no-fly zone across Libya. The national Libyan council set up by the rebels now controls large swathes of the country, especially in the east. But, fears have been expressed Gaddafi warplanes will be used to target civilians and key sites. Speaking on behalf of the rebels Colonel Abd Alah El Mahdy El Zayde said: “Entry into the east of Libya will be impossible for Gaddafi’s forces. Because everyone here is ready to die for the liberation of our cities and regions from Gaddafi’s forces. The international community must impose a no-fly zone, not because we’re afraid for our city (Benghazi) but we fear he may attack other cities and all oil refineries, so they must immediately impose a no-fly zone to weaken him.” The opposition insists that it is becoming more organised. Large numbers of Libyans are reportedly joining up to fight the rebel cause. Copyright © 2011 euronews

Islamist car bomb targets Somali police camp
A suicide car bomb in Somalia has killed at least 17 people near a police training camp in the capital Mogadishu. It went off in the early morning on a busy road about 500 metres from the city’s port. Police said they shot at a car as it was speeding towards the camp’s gates before the explosion shook the area. A spokesman said four of the dead were suicide bombers, seven were police, half a dozen were civilians. African Union peacekeepers said the violence will not put an end to their mission in Somalia, where large parts of the country are controlled by Islamist militants. Rebels from Al Shabaab linked to al Qaeda said they carried out the attack, which was the latest in their three-year insurgency against the UN backed administration. Copyright © 2011 euronews