GENEVA, Nina Larson, Jonathan Fowler- The ice is slowly breaking in peace talks between Syria's warring sides, UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said Wednesday, warning though that no substantive results...

LOS ANGELES, Leila Macor- Chilean writer Isabel Allende admits she sometimes feels nostalgic for her "literary innocence" when she wrote "The House of the Spirits," the award-winning debut book which...

TUNIS- Tunisia's parliament on Wednesday approved a technocratic caretaker government tasked with leading the country out of a bruising political crisis and to fresh elections. After a marathon...

TRIPOLI- Fresh clashes erupted Tuesday in the southern Libyan city of Sebha pitting supporters of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi against government forces and former rebels, a military source said....

GENEVA, Jonathan Fowler, Michael Mainville- Syrian peace talks in Geneva were deadlocked Monday over the issue of transferring power, but neither side walked away and the UN said the question of a...

TUNIS, Kaouther Larbi- Tunisia's leaders on Monday signed the new constitution adopted by lawmakers, a key goal of the revolution three years ago that touched off the Arab Spring. The historic...

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush, Jay Deshmukh- At least 29 people were killed in clashes in Egypt Saturday during rival rallies on the anniversary of the 2011 revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak, underscoring...

TRIPOLI, Ibrahim Al-Majbari- A tug of war between Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and Islamist ministers threatens to further paralyse a government already weakened by growing unrest in the North...

GENEVA, Michael Mainville, Nina Larson- UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi met Syria's warring sides behind closed doors Thursday to lay the groundwork for direct talks after the first day of a peace...