The government of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez is emerging as a rare supplier of diesel to Syria, potentially undermining Western sanctions and helping the Syrian government fuel its military in the middle of a bloody crackdown on civilian protests. A cargo
Lawyers defending ousted President Hosni Mubarak will make their final statements in court next Wednesday when the presiding judge will set a date to announce his verdict on charges which include killing protestors and abusing power. The 83-year-old
Hundreds of Somalis fled their homes Thursday fearing clashes after African Union troops attacked holdout Islamist al-Shabaab militia positions on the outskirts of the war-wracked capital Mogadishu. Columns of loaded vehicles headed into th
Hundreds of Yemeni security forces deployed to the southwestern city of Rada Thursday after the leader of an al Qaeda-linked cell was killed by his older brother, sparking retaliatory attacks that also left the brother dead, security officials in the prov
Prince Hassan refuses to give assurances on whether Abu Qatada would get a fair trial if he were extradited to Jordan.
Syrian security forces resumed their fierce shelling of opposition targets in Homs Thursday but appeared to be losing their tight grip in the northern region.
Iranian dialogue over possibilities of resuming nuclear talks with world powers has been deemed “ambiguous” by French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, in comments made in Vienna on Thursday. Juppe said that a letter sent by Iranian nuclear negotiators t
Unidentified attackers blast their way into state-run jail in Kogi, killing one guard and freeing at least 118 inmates.
Afghan president, acknowledging trilateral negotiations , says the Taliban is "definitively" interested in peace.