ANKARA- A human rights group condemnned Saturday the recent arrest of journalists in Turkey and urged the country to show its commitment to press freedom as it seeks European Union membership. Ten...

CAIRO- Latest developments in the unrest sweeping the Middle East and North Africa. LIBYA: Libyan rebels said they had seized the key oil refinery town of Rasnaluf in some of the heaviest fighting...

BREGA, Samer al-Atrush- Libyan jets struck rebel positions Thursday as US President Barack Obama stepped up demands that Moamer Kadhafi cede power and Russia warned of an impending civil war....

UBUD, Sandra Lacut- Providence smiled on Balinese seer Ketut Liyer the day US tourist Elizabeth Gilbert came to visit -- her memoir, "Eat, Pray, Love", would make him richer than he ever dreamed....

MEXICO CITY- Nobel Literature Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa has compared Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, saying both want to remain in power indefinitely....

WASHINGTON- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh called a senior White House aide Wednesday to express regret for his searing criticism of Israel and the United States over the Arab uprisings,...

WASHINGTON- Adults who take the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen may reduce their risk of getting Parkinson's disease by about 27 percent compared to those who do not, said a study published...

SANAA, Jamal al-Jaberi- Huge crowds poured onto the streets of the Yemeni capital on Tuesday in what the opposition hailed as the biggest protest yet against President Ali Abdullah Saleh's...

KUWAIT CITY- A key Kuwaiti opposition group on Monday demanded the ouster of the prime minister as youth activists called for a rally on March 8 to force the premier to quit. "The first step...