BENGHAZI, Sara Hussein- The UN Security Council Thursday authorized air strikes to halt Moamer Kadhafi's offensive against embattled rebel forces in Libya, with the first bombing raids possible...

RAMALLAH, Hossam Ezzedine- This week's huge unity protests may have forced Hamas and Fatah into making a show of patching up their differences, but analysts are cynical about the rivals' sincerity....

DHARAMSHALA, Adam Plowright- The Dalai Lama rejected on Thursday calls from his followers and the Tibetan parliament-in-exile urging him to reconsider his decision to retire as political head of the...

LONDON- Britain urged any nationals still in Bahrain to leave the country under their own steam on Thursday, but promised to help anyone who could not get hold of a flight ticket. "We recommend...

LONDON- Protesters climbed on to the roof of the Libyan embassy in central London on Wednesday in a demonstration against Moamer Kadhafi's regime, replacing the national flag with one used by Libyan...

MANAMA- Top Bahraini Shiite clerics sought Muslim and international help on Tuesday as they warned that anti-regime protesters will be targeted with a "massacre." "We urge our Hawzah (Shiite...

UNITED NATIONS, Tim Witcher- France, Britain and Arab nations made a new push at the UN Security Council on Tuesday to establish a no-fly zone over Libya to stop air attacks on civilians by Moamer...

RABAT- Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Wednesday announced a "comprehensive constitutional reform" to be put to the people in a referendum, in his first speech following uprisings across the Arab...

WASHINGTON, Stephen Collinson- The United States warned Gulf states on Monday to respect the rights of the people of Bahrain, after troops from nations including Saudi Arabia crossed into the...