LONDON- Syria could become a "Mediterranean Afghanistan" if the international community does not act to end its civil war, Turkish president Abdullah Gul warned in an interview published by the...

CAIRO, Jay Deshmukh- Egypt is to try deposed president Mohamed Morsi on Monday over the deaths of protesters, stirring fresh tensions four months after his dramatic fall from power in a military...

GAZA CITY- The body of a Hamas militant was recovered from a tunnel in Gaza on Saturday, a security source said, amid conflicting reports of the clashes with Israeli troops in which he was killed....

NIAMEY- Niger on Friday ordered the "immediate" closure of migrant camps in the north of the country after 92 people, mostly women and children, died of thirst trying to cross the harsh Sahara...

NEW YORK CITY, Brigitte Dusseau- Billionaire Michael Bloomberg will go down as one of New York's most transformative mayors but he has divided an electorate set to elect his polar opposite. The...

DAMASCUS- Syria's entire declared stock of chemical weapons has been placed under seal, inspectors said Thursday, as international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi wrapped up a visit to muster support for peace...

WASHINGTON, Jo Biddle- The United States vowed Wednesday to help Iraq combat terror groups as mounting attacks claimed more lives ahead of talks between Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and...

DAMASCUS- Foreign Minister Walid Muallem insisted Tuesday that only the Syrian people can choose their future, rejecting Western and Arab demands that President Bashar al-Assad step down. He was...

CAIRO- Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi has rejected the authority of the court that is due to try him next week for incitement to murder, his supporters said Monday. Morsi, an Islamist hailing...