WASHINGTON, Kerry Sheridan- She just might be the smartest pooch ever. A border collie has learned more than 1,000 words, showing US researchers that her memory is not only better than theirs, but...

WASHINGTON- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will leave here Saturday for a tour of the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar, the State Department said Thursday. During the trip from January...

CAIRO- Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday warned Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu against launching a new war on Gaza, as they met in a bid to break the impasse in Middle East peace...

PARIS- A 1998 study that linked childhood autism to a vaccine was branded an "elaborate fraud" by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Thursday, but its lead author said he was the victim of a smear...

WASHINGTON- An antibiotic can help some sufferers of irritable bowel syndrome, marking the first potential drug treatment for the disease which affects 30 million people in the United States, said a...

AMMAN- Jordan's government said Wednesday it has restored order to the restive southern city of Maan a day after violent riots sparked by the murder this week of three men in a labour dispute....

WASHINGTON- The White House stressed Wednesday that Jonathan Pollard, an American jailed for spying for Israel, was guilty of "the most serious crimes" after a public Israeli request for clemency....

BRUSSELS- Freedom of the press is "sacred" to Europe, European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said Wednesday ahead of talks this week with the Hungarian authorities. Barroso on Friday...

RABAT- Moroccan authorities late Tuesday announced the arrest of 27 people, including a member of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), for planning terror attacks in the kingdom. The network...