WASHINGTON- The self-determination referendum on Sudan's oil-rich Abyei region will not take place as planned on January 9, US State Department spokesman Philip Crowley said Tuesday. Abyei is on...

LONDON, Alice Ritchie- WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange was refused bail Tuesday by a British judge over claims of sex crimes in Sweden, dealing a fresh blow to the website which vowed to stay online...

SYDNEY- Besieged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will fight extradition to Sweden, his lawyer said Tuesday, after British police received a request for him to face charges in Stockholm. Assange's...

WASHINGTON- US lawmakers urged President Barack Obama in a letter out Monday to press the UN nuclear watchdog agency for stepped-up "special inspections" of suspected Syrian atomic program sites....

ABU DHABI, Taieb Mahjoub - Gulf Arab leaders kicked off an annual summit Monday in the absence of Saudi Arabia's ailing king and with their fears exposed over Iran's nuclear drive, courtesy of...

LONDON- The hunt for WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange has "political motivations", his lawyer said Sunday, as secret US cables released by the whistleblowing website linked China's top propagandist...

KUWAIT CITY- Human rights and political activists called on Sunday for broad democratic and social reform in the energy-rich Gulf states ahead of an annual summit of the regional bloc. The...

MANAMA, Acil Tabbara- Iran sought on Saturday to calm its neighbours' fears, saying it would never use force against them because they are Muslims, after Washington highlighted concerns over Tehran's...

AMMAN- German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said in Amman on Saturday that his country would make every effort to promote Middle East peace, Jordan's official Petra news agency reported. In a...