Australopithecus sediba "Australopithecus sediba" skeletons found at the Cradle of Humankind site in South Africa are dated at 2 million years old, suggesting that the hominid species could be a transitional fossil between apes and humans.
Syrians engage in mass Friday protests against the Syrian government, calling on the international community for assistance against President Bashar al-Assad's regime.
Over a million people protest against Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in one of the Yemeni opposition's largest protests.