WASHINGTON- Mike Wallace, a legendary newsman known for impertinent, hard-nosed interviews on CBS' popular "60 Minutes" television program, has died at age 93, the network announced on Sunday....

UNITED NATIONS- UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Friday that a new surge in attacks by Syrian government forces on protest cities violates the UN Security Council's united demand for a peaceful end to the...

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Mira Oberman- The young orangutan reaches his hand through the cage and rubs his knuckles over an iPad, drawing wide colors across the screen with his favorite app. A few...

ANKARA- More than 2,300 Syrian refugees poured into Turkey during a 24-hour period, bringing to 22,000 the total number of Syrians seeking haven in the neighbouring country, a Turkish official told...

VATICAN CITY- A Catholic bishop based in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Wednesday called for "an immediate ceasefire" over Easter in clashes between government troops and armed opposition...

DAMASCUS- Syrian forces pressed a crackdown on rebel bastions on Wednesday despite a truce pledge, with at least 52 people reported killed, as Russia said the opposition would never defeat President...

Jawher Belhir, a doctor in Zuwarah, gave a higher toll, saying five people were killed and 42 wounded in the western town.The NTC also said that "10 people were killed and 45 others were hurt in the...

RIYADH- Saudi and Qatari newspapers on Tuesday lashed out at Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki over his implicit criticism of Saudi Arabia and Qatar for their calls to arm Syrian rebels. "Gulf...

DUBAI- A Saudi millionaire splurged $136,000 on a bottle of champagne at Dubai's glitzy Cavalli club over the weekend, a UAE newspaper reported on Tuesday. "The Saudi Arabian and his friends guzzled"...