DAMASCUS- Peace envoy Kofi Annan said a ceasefire in Syria appeared to be holding on its first day Thursday, as world powers called for swift action to send in UN observers to monitor the fragile...

WASHINGTON- Britain will boost support for Syria's opposition and seek tougher sanctions if government forces do not adhere to a ceasefire, Foreign Secretary William Hague warned Wednesday. Hague...

AMMAN- Jordan said on Wednesday that Justice Minister Salim Zubi has resigned for health reasons, but local media reported he quit in protest over a new electoral law. State news agency Petra said...

DAMASCUS- Global leaders on Tuesday accused Syria of failing to begin implementing a ceasefire deal as regime forces pounded protest hubs on the deadline day, with 28 civilians among more than 50...

COPENHAGEN- A jailed activist who has been on hunger strike in a Bahrain prison for the last two months is now in a very critical condition, Denmark's prime minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said on...

UNITED NATIONS- UN leader Ban Ki-moon made a final demand for President Bashar al-Assad to halt attacks on civilians ahead of a Tuesday deadline to withdraw troops and heavy guns from Syria's cities....

TUNIS, Cecile Feuillatre- Riot police on Monday fired tear gas and baton-charged protestors who defied a demonstration ban in Tunisia's capital, prompting President Moncef Marzouki to denounce what...

The ministry also said his case was being handled without "political or media pressure and with respect for human rights." Khawaja's lawyer, Mohammed al-Jeshi, had earlier expressed fears that his...

ISTANBUL- Fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, who is accused of running a death squad in Iraq, arrived in Istanbul Monday from Saudi Arabia, diplomatic sources told AFP. The details of...