BEIRUT, Mohamad Ali Harissi - As Europe shivers under freezing temperatures, unusually balmy weather and a lack of rain or snow have spelled disaster for Lebanon's farmers and ski resorts. "The...

RAMALLAH, Nasser Abu Bakr - The United States admitted it has failed to win a new Israeli settlement freeze, a Palestinian official said on Thursday, in a potential knockout blow to stalled peace...

LOS ANGELES, Michael Thurston- The mystery killing of a Hollywood publicist took a new twist Thursday, after a suspect who is said to have bragged about committing the murder shot himself as police...

AMMAN- Jordan fears that any breakthrough dialogue between the United States and Iran could damage the interests of moderate Arab countries, according to US diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks...

JERUSALEM- A pregnant Israeli woman who was about to have a baby by Caesarian section was accidentally set on fire by the surgeon operating on her, the Haaretz daily reported on Wednesday. Details...

WASHINGTON- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday sought to downplay the gravity of a massive leak of secret US cables revealing candid assessments of foreign leaders -- by joking that their...

VENICE- Dozens of students rallied on top of Saint Mark's basilica in Venice on Friday and unfurled a massive banner in the latest protest against proposed university budget cuts. The banner was...

KUWAIT CITY- A prominent Kuwaiti lawyer who previously defended people suspected of Al-Qaeda links said he filed a lawsuit on Sunday against Lebanon's premier over his alleged illegal detention and...

LOS ANGELES, Michael Thurston- A suspected arson attack destroyed part of a mosque attended by the US-Somali man who is accused of plotting a car bomb attack in the US state of Oregon, on the eve of...