WASHINGTON, Stephen Collinson- When Barack Obama last went to the Middle East, he bore a soaring speech for the ages. This time, he says he's just going to listen and will carry no grand plans. Obama...
Several arrests in the case have been made, but the suspected killer remains at large. The crowd, who included Belaid's widow Basma and opposition political leaders, then headed for Habib Bourguiba...
UNITED NATIONS, Tim Witcher- Muslim and Western nations late Friday overcame deep divisions to agree a landmark United Nations declaration setting out a code of conduct for combatting violence...
CAIRO- Hundreds of Egyptians demonstrated in Cairo on Friday to press for the army to assume power in a country plagued by unrest and instability two years after a revolution which toppled president...
BRUSSELS, Sabine Wibaux- France is ready to "take its responsibilities" and supply weapons to Syria's rebels if it cannot convince its European partners to lift an arms embargo, President Francois...
TUNIS, Antoine Lambroschini- President Moncef Marzouki on Wednesday swore in a new government to pull Tunisia out of its political and economic crisis, urging patience and saying there was no "magic...
"The dates fixed for the elections are unrealistic," said independent MP Mohamed Allouch. "We reckon that the elections cannot take place before March 2014... Let's stop lying to the Tunisian people...
TUNIS, Antoine Lambroschini- Tunisia faces major hurdles this week, with parliament set to vote on a new government and agree a calendar for a long-delayed constitution, as opposition activists mark...
DEIR EZZOR, Syria, Jose Rodriguez- On top of a building in Syria's war-devastated eastern city of Deir Ezzor, rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad have hanged a toy stuffed lion by...
CARACAS, Laurent Thomet- The coffin of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez was taken Wednesday to a military academy where he will lie in state for three days, as throngs of weeping supporters swarmed...