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Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak played down speculation on Saturday that Israel and U.S.-led allies were waging clandestine war on…

At least 23 people were reported killed in Syria Saturday as violence intensified in the eighth month of an uprising…

Two Yemenis were killed during a third straight day of shelling in the protest hotbed of Taiz, residents said, raising…

At least 15 people died in fierce fighting between security forces and army rebels in northern Syria early on Saturday,…

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Israel on Friday to get back to the "damn" negotiating table with Palestinians and…

GENEVA — United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called on Friday for the international community to take…

DUBAI — Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of an American man in Pakistan and demanded the release of…

Egypt's foreign reserves will plunge by a third to US$15 billion by the end of January and the budget deficit…

The Arab League, which voted to impose sanctions on Syria for failing to end a crackdown on protesters, has listed…

ISLAMABAD — A senior Pakistani army official has said a NATO cross-border air attack that killed 24 soldiers was a…