MADRID- The first head of the new Mediterranean Union, Jordan's Ahmad Masa'deh, will assume his duties on Thursday at a ceremony in Barcelona, Spain's foreign ministry said Wednesday. Spanish...

MONTREAL- A Quebec tribunal is considering the case of a Muslim student who was expelled from a language class for immigrants for refusing to remove a veil that covered her face, local media reported...

LOS ANGELES - A co-producer of Oscars best picture favorite "The Hurt Locker" has been banned from attending the awards ceremony after sending emails disparaging a rival film, it was announced...

CAIRO- An Egyptian blogger detained for writing a post critical of the armed forces faced a military court on Monday accused of "publishing false information about a military institution." Student...

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations on Monday came under strong pressure to quickly establish a powerful super-agency to tackle women's issues. "We have spoken long enough about this. It's time to...

WASHINGTON- Barack Obama was urged by his doctor Sunday to quit smoking for good after his first health check-up as US president found him otherwise in "excellent health" and "fit for duty."...

RAMALLAH- Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has sent a message of support to quake-hit Chile, home to the largest Palestinian community outside the Arab world, an official said on Sunday. "We...

JERUSALEM, Ahmad Gharabli- Seventeen people including two Israeli policemen were wounded in clashes at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Sunday, after police entered to arrest...

RABAT - A rights group appealed to Morocco to release a 72-year-old French-Moroccan former officer sentenced to 12 years in jail for divulging a state secret, in a letter sent Friday to King Mohammed...