DAMASCUS- The Arab League on Tuesday demanded an end to the bloodshed in Syria, as activists there staged anti-Russia protests and a Western-led drive for UN sanctions over the regime's deadly...

BUCHAREST- Famous Argentinian-Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim said Tuesday that both Israel and the Palestinians lacked great leaders who understand that the two nations have a "common destiny"....

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Arab foreign ministers agreed in a meeting attended by Palestinian chief Mahmud Abbas on Monday to marshal support for a Palestinian bid for UN membership this month despite...

"A 17-year-old succumbed to his wounds on Sunday after security forces the day before fired on a crowd at the funeral of Ghiyath Matar," it said. Matar, 26, had been a key player in organising...

NEAR BANI WALID, Dominique Soguel- Fighters backing the new regime in Libya met strong resistance Sunday in the Libyan oasis town of Bani Walid, where they came under sniper fire from forces loyal to...

DAMASCUS- Syrian forces killed at least 12 people Saturday in their ongoing bid to crush anti-regime dissent, activists said, as the Arab League announced an agreement with embattled President Bashar...

BISSAU, Allen Yero Embalo- Guinea Bissau Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior said Saturday Libya's ousted leader Moamer Kadhafi would be welcomed "with open arms" if he seeks exile in the west African...

A sixth person died from wounds suffered on Wednesday. On the diplomatic front, the United States will ramp up work next week on a UN Security Council resolution targeting Syria, the State...

"You are going to see a Middle East respecting its constitution and its laws with freedom of expression, with serious economic plans to lift the standard of living, and to make our people satisfied,"...