BAALBEK- Twin roadside bombs, detonated minutes apart, wounded a woman and two soldiers in eastern Lebanon on Sunday, a security source said. The first device went off as a civilian vehicle passed...

CAIRO, Sarah Benhaida, Samer al-Atrush- Hundreds of thousands rallied across Egypt on Sunday in support of the popular military overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi as the interim government said it...

PARIS- Scientists said Monday they had used a new-generation gene sequencing technique to select a viable embryo for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) that yielded a healthy baby boy. IVF, the process...

ISTANBUL- Syria's main opposition on Saturday elected Ahmad Assi Jarba to lead the movement which groups opponents of President Bashar al-Assad, spokesman Khaled Saleh said. Jarba, who represents the...

TUNIS, Kaouther Larbi- A Tunisian rapper jailed for two years for a song in which he insulted the police was freed on appeal on Tuesday, to the relief of his supporters who hailed the court ruling as...

UNITED NATIONS- Syrian government forces stepped up shelling of Homs on Friday, the UN said, as the UN Security Council failed to agree a call to help civilians trapped in the key town. Russia...

PARIS- European astronomers said on Friday they had devised a technique to detect water in the atmosphere of planets orbiting other stars. Using a telescope in Chile, they teased out a tell-tale...

ISTANBUL- Syria's main political opposition will attempt to nominate a new leader to unify a fractured coalition when members reconvene in Istanbul on Thursday, an official said. Frontrunners include...

CAIRO- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi insisted on his "constitutional legitimacy" on Tuesday and called on the army to withdraw its threat to intervene unless he resolves his differences with his...