Bombs Kill 42 Outside Mosques In Lebanon’s Tripoli
Bombs hit two mosques in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday, killing at least 42 people and wounding hundreds, intensifying sectarian strife...
Obama Says No Rush To Costly Syria Entanglement
President Barack Obama called the apparent gassing of hundreds of Syrian civilians a "big event of grave concern" but stressed on Friday he was...
Egypt’s Bruised Brotherhood Fails To Show Street Power
Mass protests called by Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood mostly failed to materialize on Friday as the movement reels from a bloody army crackdown on followers...
Syria Opposition Demands Urgent U.N. Probe Into Alleged Chemical Attacks
Syria's opposition demanded on Thursday that United Nations chemical weapons inspectors immediately investigate a besieged rebel-held region hit by an alleged chemical weapons attack...
Mugabe, 89, Sworn In For Five More Years As Zimbabwe’s President
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, Africa's oldest leader at 89, was sworn in on Thursday for a new five-year term in the face of criticism...
Britain Is A More Modest Military Power, New Defense Chief Says
Britain should have lower expectations of its military power because government spending cuts mean it will not be able to fight every potential war...
Divided Egypt Prepares To Release Mubarak From Jail
Deposed leader Hosni Mubarak may leave jail on Thursday by court order after a week of bloody turmoil in which Egypt's new army-backed rulers...
I Was Framed, Says China’s Bo As He Mounts Feisty Defense
Fallen politician Bo Xilai put up a feisty defense on Thursday as he faced China's most political trial in decades, saying he was framed...
Activists Say Nearly 500 Killed In Gas Attack Near Damascus
Syrian activists accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces of launching a gas attack that killed nearly 500 people on Wednesday, in what would, if confirmed,...
Egyptian Court Orders Mubarak’s Release
Deposed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak will leave jail as early as Thursday after a court ruling that jolted a divided nation already in turmoil...