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Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood says it will not monopolize power

Syria’s Muslim Brotherhood says it will not monopolize power

Syria's Muslim Brotherhood will share power and respect democracy if President Bashar al-Assad is toppled, its leader said on Sunday.
Israel weighs ban on UN human rights council probe

Israel weighs ban on UN human rights council probe

JERUSALEM — Israeli cabinet ministers were in an uproar Sunday over the UN Human Rights Council's plan to investigate Israeli…
Report: Iran working with Shia rebels in north, south Yemen

Report: Iran working with Shia rebels in north, south Yemen

DUBAI — Washington believes Iran is working with Shia Muslim rebels in northern Yemen and secessionists in the country's south to expand its influence at the…
Tuareg rebels in Mali advance as junta asserts control

Tuareg rebels in Mali advance as junta asserts control

Tuareg rebels closed in on a key city in northern Mali Sunday, taking advantage of a power vacuum in Bamako…
Amid chaos of uprising, crime wave hits Syria

Amid chaos of uprising, crime wave hits Syria

BEIRUT — Streets of Damascus that were crowded until late at night stand mostly empty after sunset as Syrians stay…
Tunisia to elect post-uprising parliament by March

Tunisia to elect post-uprising parliament by March

Tunisians are likely to vote for their first full post-revolutionary parliament in just under a year's time, a government official…
Tear gas kills two Bahrainis after police violently dispersed protestors

Tear gas kills two Bahrainis after police violently dispersed protestors

A man and a woman have died of asphyxiation caused by tear gas grenades fired by Bahrain's security forces to…
Annan takes Syria peace plan to Russia

Annan takes Syria peace plan to Russia

Syrian peace envoy Kofi Annan heads to Moscow on Saturday to gauge how far Russia is willing to push its…
Mali hit by looting after coup, president ‘safe’

Mali hit by looting after coup, president ‘safe’

Soldiers looted petrol stations and hijacked cars in Mali's capital Bamako on Friday, 48 hours after a military coup, and…
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