CAIRO- Prominent Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah, who was at the forefront of the 2011 uprising, will face trial for taking part in an unauthorised protest, his father said Monday....

WASHINGTON- Freshly leaked documents by former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Monday revealed spies disguised as fantasy characters prowled online games hunting terrorists. Elves, orcs...

DAMASCUS- A Hezbollah commander was killed in battle in Syria on Sunday, as a monitoring group accused regime forces of executing five civilians during fierce fighting near the Lebanon border. The...

OSLO- The world's chemical watchdog said Sunday that the transportation of Syria's chemical arsenal out of the country could be delayed by a few days due to technical difficulties. A roadmap adopted...

JOHANNESBURG, Susan Njanji- South Africans of all races and religions united in an outpouring of prayer and song for their beloved Nelson Mandela on Sunday, hearing calls to keep his dream of a...

BEIRUT- The largest Islamist rebel force in Syria seized arms depots belonging to the mainstream Western-backed Free Syrian Army on Saturday, a watchdog said, highlighting tensions among rebel...

BENGHAZI- A young American teacher was gunned down in violence-torn Libya during his morning jog Thursday, a week before he was to return home for the holidays, officials and the school said. Ronnie...

OSLO, Pierre-Henry Deshayes- When the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Tuesday its staff will be preparing to destroy Syria's...

JOHANNESBURG, Andrew Beatty- The world united Friday to mourn Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African anti-apartheid hero, as the people of his beloved rainbow nation marked his passing with...