DAMASCUS- Syrian security forces shot dead seven people and wounded more than 100 in and around Talbisa and Rastan on Sunday after tanks encircled the towns near the central city of Homs, an activist...

WASHINGTON- A Harley-Davidson-riding Sarah Palin, outfitted in black leather and heels, joined a massive annual motorcycle rally Sunday, in a high-profile appearance amid speculation she will make a...

TRIPOLI, Imed Lamloum - NATO carried out fresh bombing raids on the heart of Tripoli's regime on Saturday, the military alliance said after G8 world powers intensified the pressure on Libyan...

LONDON- Amnesty International chief Salil Shetty on Saturday vowed to adapt to the challenges of a fast-changing world and reach out to new countries as the leading rights group marked its 50th...

WARSAW, Stephen Collinson- From behind the former Iron Curtain, President Barack Obama warned the Arab Spring may spawn a "one step forward, two steps back" struggle for democracy and said...

WASHINGTON, Lachlan Carmichael- The Assad family's decades-long rule in Syria has been built partly on a loyal and stalwart army, but the institution is not fail-safe against an unprecedented...

SANAA, Jamal al-Jaberi- Yemeni opposition tribal chief Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar said Friday a truce is in force between his fighters and security forces in Sanaa but that he is ready for war if the...

DEAUVILLE, Anna Smolchenko- The world's great industrial powers met Thursday at a G8 summit dominated by revolt in the Arab world, backing the popular struggle for democracy and seeking a way out of...

PARIS- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her French counterpart called Wednesday for international reaction against Syria's crackdown on pro-democracy protests, the French government said....