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Armed groups occupying Timbuktu in northern Mali used pickaxes on Sunday to smash up any remaining mausoleums in the ancient…

Festive spirit is a distant memory for Syria's Christian minority as it faces a second Christmas in the grip of…

The South African government remained tight-lipped Sunday about Nelson Mandela's health, sparking speculation that the anti-apartheid icon is likely to…

WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama will nominate Senator John Kerry, a veteran foreign policy hand and former presidential candidate,…

Last-minute campaigning was taking place on Thursday and Friday ahead of the final round of a referendum on a new,…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday urged the international community to help Palestinian refugees fleeing fighting in camps in Syria…

DOHA — Qatar-based company Alnoor Holding has said it will raise the budget for a planned movie series on the…

PARIS — Coal is set to surpass oil as the world's top fuel within a decade, driven by growth in…

PARIS — An assassin slit the throat of Egypt's last great pharaoh at the climax of a bitter succession battle,…

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has been hospitalized in Baghdad due to a "health emergency," his office said on Tuesday. "Due…