AJDABIYA, Andrew Beatty- Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said Tuesday he will not bow under the pressure of NATO air strikes and the rebellion against him, as insurgents sought to consolidate gains on...

Melkert stressed that political stability was on track in Iraq. "In departure from decades of authoritarian regime, negotiations between all parties have been now the predominant feature of life,"...

WASHINGTON, Shaun Tandon- US envoys held a rare meeting with representatives of Moamer Kadhafi's regime over the weekend and urged the Libyan strongman to cede power, a US official said Monday....

DAMASCUS- At least 30 people were killed in 24 hours in the central Syrian city of Homs in clashes between supporters and opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's regime, a human rights activist said...

CASABLANCA- Thousands of demonstrators, including Islamists, held peaceful rallies in Rabat, Casablanca and Tangiers Sunday to demand greater political reforms and social justice in Morocco. The...

TRIPOLI, Hassen Jouini- Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said on Saturday he would never leave the land of his ancestors after fresh international calls for him to go and as rebels pressed their campaign...

CAIRO- Egypt's caretaker prime minister appointed a veteran economist and a liberal party activist as his deputies on Saturday in a cabinet shuffle aimed at appeasing protesters camped out in central...

DAMASCUS- At least 28 civilians were killed on Friday, including 16 in the capital Damascus and a child, as security forces opened fire to quell the largest anti-regime rallies in four months,...

ISTANBUL, Christophe Schmidt and Nicolas Cheviron- Western and regional powers on Friday boosted Libyan rebels battling Moamer Kadhafi by designating them as the country's legitimate rulers, a move...