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Syrian Internet and mobile phone lines remained cut for a third straight day on Saturday, an AFP correspondent in Damascus reported, amid US accusations the government is deliberately seeking to deprive the opposition of communications.
But...
RAMALLAH — Embracing and shooting guns and fireworks into the air, Palestinians celebrated the United Nations General Assembly's decision Thursday to upgrade them to a non-member observer state.
As members of the body cast their vote,...
BARCELONA — Catalonia's fight for statehood and a historic divorce from Spain floundered Monday after a snap election left no single party in command.
Pro-sovereignty parties from right and left emerged with a clear combined...
Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Monday that his movement backs a bid for enhanced United Nations status for the Palestinians, a Hamas statement said.
“Khaled Meshaal ... held a telephone conversation with...
The Egyptian president's office said on Sunday it was committed to engaging "all political forces" to reach common ground on the constitution and stressed the "temporary nature" of a decree expanding President Mohamed...
Egypt could become an Islamist state or face another military takeover if President Mohamed Morsy's judicial power grab is left unchecked, US Senator John McCain warned Sunday.
McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, urged President...
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu admitted on Sunday that Turkey had resumed contacts with Israel to try to bring an end to the hostilities in Gaza, despite its decision to freeze diplomatic relations with the Jewish state.
"In the Gaza process...
The Journalists Syndicate General Assembly denounced President Mohamed Morsy’s constitutional declaration on Sunday, a statement released on its website said.
They reiterated that the syndicate would not participate in the Islamist-dominated...
A bomb blast claimed by the Taliban killed seven people near a Shia procession in northwest Pakistan Saturday, despite heightened security across the country.
Four boys were among the dead and 30 other people were injured when the remote-controlled...
Rescue workers in Bangladesh recovered 109 bodies on Sunday after a fire tore through a garment factory, forcing many workers to jump from high windows to escape the smoke and flames.
Firefighters battled for several hours to control the blaze,...
