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A new Arab and European bid to secure UN action over Syria's crackdown on dissent hit immediate Russian opposition even…

The Malian government has accused Al-Qaeda of backing Tuareg rebels who fought troops over a town in the northeast in…

BAGHDAD — Iraq will take legal action to ensure justice for the families of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians killed in…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Pirates moved an American hostage at least three times in 24 hours and threatened Thursday to kill him…

HARASTA, Syria — The UN Security Council meets on Friday to discuss the next move on Syria and council envoys said…

Israel has placed jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti in solitary confinement over remarks he made to the press during a…

Syrian troops stormed a flashpoint suburb of Damascus on Thursday, rounding people up in house-to-house raids and clashing with army…

Detainees from Libya's civil war held by revolutionary brigades continue to be subjected to torture despite efforts by the provisional…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Held captive since last fall, an ailing American woman and a Danish man will soon be safely…