OTTAWA, CANADA- Canada's largest circulation newspaper, the Toronto Star, announced Wednesday plans for a tablet edition in the new year, following in the footsteps of another major local newspaper....

Republicans swept to power in the US Senate after a rout for Democrats in midterm elections that were dominated by criticism of Barack Obama’s presidency and are likely to hobble his last two years...

BARCELONA, SPAIN, Dani Bosque- A Spanish gallery on Tuesday inaugurates a retrospective of works from the past three decades of dissident artist Ai Wei Wei, who has been banned from leaving China...

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah pledged "victory" for his movement against Sunni jihadists in Syria as tens of thousands of Shiite Muslims gathered Tuesday in Beirut to commemorate...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA- A Riyadh court sentenced five Saudis to jail for five to 10 years on Monday for anti-regime activities in its restive Eastern Province and supporting jihadists in Iraq and...

BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Karim Abou Merhi with Sara Hussein in Beirut- Iraq boosted security Monday amid fears of the Islamic State group launching major attacks on Shiite pilgrims flocking to the shrine city...

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Nearly 2,000 people have died in Syrian prisons of torture, starvation and lack of medical treatment so far this year, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday. The...

DUBAI, UAE- A Bahraini court Sunday freed prominent Shiite activist Nabeel Rajab but barred him from travel until his trial resumes over remarks on Twitter deemed insulting to public institutions, a...

Last February the Prince of Wales paid a formal visit to Saudi Arabia. It was his second in less than a year, and his 10th official trip to the Saudi kingdom.   He spent a cheerful few days....