BASRA, Karim Jamil - A suicide bomber killed 53 people in an apparent sectarian attack in southern Iraq on Saturday, casting a pall over the conclusion of a Shiite Muslim pilgrimage that draws...

DAMASCUS- Thousands protested Friday in support of the rebel Free Syrian Army as Moscow kept up its opposition to calls for tougher action against ally Damascus, calling them flagrant attempts at...

TUNIS, Cecile Feuillatre- Tunisia's exiled despot Zine el Abidine Ben Ali plans legal action to save millions in seized assets, his lawyer said Friday as Arab heads of state converged on Tunis to...

BEIRUT, Natacha Yazbeck- Visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he was "deeply concerned" about the military prowess of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah and urged Lebanon to reconvene talks on...

LONDON- British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Friday pledged to support governments elected in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings, despite "legitimate concerns" over the rise of parties...

CAIRO, Jailan Zayan- The head of the political arm of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday hailed US-Egyptian ties during talks with the US State Department's number two, but also said they must...

PARIS, Marlowe Hood- The Milky Way is home to far more planets than previously thought, boosting the odds that at least one of them may harbour life, according to a study released Wednesday. Not...

WASHINGTON- US President Barack Obama on Tuesday met Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal for talks, as the allies face a nuclear showdown with Iran, a political crisis in Yemen and other key...

CAIRO- Egyptian telecom magnate Naguib Sawiris faces trial for insulting religion after tweeting a caricature of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in Islamic garb, an Islamist lawyer who filed a legal...