TEHRAN, Farhad Pouladi- Moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani was declared Iran's new president on Saturday, ending eight years of conservative grip on the top office in a victory cheered in the streets and...

CAIRO- Thousands of Islamists rallied in the Egyptian capital on Friday in support of calls by Sunni Muslim clerics for a holy war against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The...

VATICAN CITY- Pope Francis received the head of the Anglican Church, Justin Welby, for the first time on Friday, praising him for his stance against gay marriage and calling for united action to...

WELLINGTON- An 11-year-old New Zealand boy was reported Saturday to have fathered a child with the 36-year-old mother of a school friend, raising questions on why women cannot be charged with rape in...

WASHINGTON, Jo Biddle- After months of hesitation the White House on Thursday accused the Syrian regime of having crossed a "red line" by using chemical weapons, in a move which could mark a shift in...

CAIRO, Christophe De Roquefeuil- With its shaded courtyard and quiet library, Cairo's Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies is an oasis of research, aimed at fostering Islamic-Christian ties in a...

WASHINGTON, Kerry Sheridan- A 10-year-old American girl whose dire need for a lung transplant catapulted her into the political spotlight underwent potentially life-saving surgery Wednesday after a...

WASHINGTON- Nine months after the US ambassador to Libya was killed in an attack, Secretary of State John Kerry has sworn in a new envoy, vowing she would play a key role as the country moves toward...

DAMASCUS- Suicide bombers killed at least 14 people in Damascus and the army attacked rebels in Syria's north on Tuesday, as the West moved to support the opposition, fearing it will lose the war....