Blogger Ahmed Mansoor and Nasser bin Gaith, who lectures at the Abu Dhabi branch of the Sorbonne University, were detained in April along with activists Fahid Salim Dalk, Hassan Ali Khamis and Ahmed...

DAMASCUS- Syria's military clampdown on protest hubs, and skirmishes pitting soldiers against armed gunmen, believed to be defectors, killed at least 11 people on Saturday, activists said....

BUDAPEST- Hungarians rallied on Saturday against the appointment of far-rightists to direct a Budapest theatre, a move which has triggered international protests. "We see an unfortunate crossing...

UNITED NATIONS, Tim Witcher- The UN Security Council on Friday passed a resolution calling on Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh to immediately sign a deal under which he would quit. But Yemen's...

SIRTE, Daphne Benoit and Jay Deshmukh- Moamer Kadhafi was killed Thursday in a final assault on his hometown Sirte by fighters of the new regime, who said they had cornered the ousted despot in a...

GAZA CITY, Selim Saheb Ettaba- Two days ago these men were prisoners in Israeli jails, now they cast dazed looks at the sea view from their luxury hotel in Gaza, where they were exiled upon their...

DAMASCUS- Activists said at least 17 civilians and seven soldiers were killed on Wednesday in the latest violence sweeping protest-hit Syria, including deadly clashes near the Lebanese border....

WASHINGTON- Bruce Springsteen dropped out of college, but his archives are going to university. Monmouth University in the rock star's home state of New Jersey will be the new home of the Bruce...

BANI WALID, Simon Martelli- Wild celebrations erupted on Tuesday in the oasis town of Bani Walid, the penultimate bastion of Moamer Kadhafi loyalists, following its fall to Libyan fighters after a...