WSJ | Thousands of Iranians gathered in several locations across Tehran Monday, heeding calls in recent days by opposition leaders to demonstrate in solidarity with Egyptian and Tunisian protesters who recently toppled their own regimes.

BBC.co.uk | Ron Paul tells CPAC: "We want to protect our civil liberties as well as our economic liberties."  Texas Congressman Ron Paul has won the straw poll at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington DC. Mr Paul, who won last year, came ahead of former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who finished second. The Texas lawmaker received 30% of votes cast by those attending, compared to Mr Romney's 23%. Others were grouped far behind. CPAC is the Republican party's biggest annual convention.

BBC | Egypt's new military authorities say they are dissolving parliament and suspending the constitution. In a statement on state TV, the higher military council said it would stay in power six months, or until elections. Egypt's current parliament is dominated by supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted on Friday after 18 days of mass protests.

Telegraph.co.uk | Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is accused of amassing more than 3 billion in assets while in office although there are some suggestions that it could be as much as 40 billion. It's alleged that Mubarak's wealth is tied up in foreign banks, investments, bullion and properties in London, New York, Paris and Beverly Hills. In the knowledge his downfall was imminent, Mr Mubarak is understood to have attempted to place his assets out of reach of potential investigators.