PARIS, Emma Charlton- For half a century Syria's filmmakers were forced to work under a numbing state censor or choose exile. But a flow of images beamed online from the conflict zone, spotlighted in...
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories- Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is due home from New York to a hero's welcome on Sunday, after the United Nations voted to recognise Palestine as a non-member...
FORT MEADE, Maryland, Chantal Valery- Two of WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning's former prison guards on Saturday denied abusing him in custody and described an incident where the US Army private...
LONDON- British Prime Minister David Cameron will meet editors and owners of national newspapers next week to seek their response to an inquiry into press ethics, a government spokesman said...
DAMASCUS- Fighting raged around Damascus on Friday as Internet and phone links in Syria remained cut for a second day and rebels consolidated gains in the east, capturing an oil field near the Iraqi...
JERUSALEM, Steve Weizman- Israel revealed on Friday plans to build 3,000 more settler homes in east Jerusalem and the West Bank after a historic UN vote to recognise Palestine as a non-member...
LONDON, Danny Kemp- A British inquiry called Thursday for a tougher watchdog underpinned by new laws to curb the country's press in a damning verdict that sets up Prime Minister David Cameron for a...
DAMASCUS- Syrian troops mounted an assault on rebels near Damascus on Thursday, closing off the road to the airport before later securing it, authorities said, amid a widespread telecommunications...
JARAMANA, Syria- Simultaneous car bombings killed more than 50 civilians and left a trail of destruction in a town near Syria's capital Wednesday, as rebels downed a second military aircraft in as...
BORDEAUX- Two French prosecutors have landed themselves in hot water after being caught tweeting during a trial, judicial sources revealed Wednesday. The pair are being investigated over a Twitter...