DAMASCUS- Syria said suicide bombers hit two security service bases in Damascus Friday, killing at least 40 people and casting a pall over the work of an Arab mission to oversee an end to nine months...
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It marked another deterioration in relations after the embassy storming on November 29 and...
DAMASCUS- Syria's main opposition group on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council and Arab League to hold emergency meetings on "the bloody massacres" as it reported 250 people killed in the past 48...
CAIRO- Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal were meeting in Cairo on Wednesday night for the second time in less than a month, for talks seeking to reconcile Palestinian...
NEW DELHI, Ammu Kannampilly- A smartphone app launched Wednesday in the Indian capital Delhi aims to fight a rise in sexual assault cases by enabling women to immediately alert friends or family if...
STRASBOURG- The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that Russia botched the rescue of hostages during the 2002 Moscow theatre siege by Chechen rebels that left 130 civilians dead.
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LONDON- Hopes for transformation in North Korea following the death of "monstrous" leader Kim Jong-Il remain remote, with China being the impoverished nation's best hope for delivering stability,...
CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Egyptian security forces clashed for a fourth straight day on Monday with protesters demanding an end to military rule as the death toll rose to 12, despite strong...
DAMASCUS- Iraq's foreign minister will hold talks with the Damascus regime and opposition groups to try to end months of unrest, as deadly clashes raged Sunday between deserters and regular troops....
CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Deadly clashes pitting troops and police against protesters rocked Cairo's political centre for a third straight day on Sunday, overshadowing the count in the first...