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A veteran peacekeeper urged all sides to "stop the violence" as he flew in to Syria to lead a UN…

Bahrain's highest appeals court on Monday ordered the retrial of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a jailed opposition activist who has been on…

One year after the death of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, his network lies in ruins even if some supporters,…

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Saturday discussed Palestinian reconciliation with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki at the start of an official…

Police in Tehran are conducting a new crackdown on women wearing mandatory headscarves improperly or in "vulgar" dress, the city's…

Nearly a year after a US raid killed Osama bin Laden, his core Al-Qaeda network in Pakistan is "essentially gone"…

Saudi Arabia has allowed the three widows and children of slain Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden entrance into the kingdom…

The Israeli government on Friday filed an 11th-hour petition to the country's High Court asking it to extend the deadline…

Libya's interim prime minister accused the ruling National Transitional Council on Wednesday of hindering his government's efforts to hold elections for a constituent assembly on…