Two Palestinian stabbers shot dead in Jerusalem attack
Israeli security forces shot dead two Palestinians who had gone on a stabbing spree along a popular walkway in Jerusalem on Wednesday in what...
Libyan lawmakers to sign disputed peace deal
Libyan lawmakers are set to sign a disputed UN-sponsored agreement on a unity government Thursday despite a warning from the heads of rival parliaments...
Saudi officials announce cease-fire amid pandemic
Saudi Arabia's official state news agency announced Wednesday a cease-fire starting Thursday, a step that could pave the way for the first direct peace...
Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi who pushed Bush to invade Iraq dies
Ahmed Chalabi, the smooth-talking Iraqi politician who pushed Washington to invade Iraq in 2003 with discredited information on Saddam Hussein's military capabilities, died on...
Syrian opposition supports idea of 2 week ceasefire
Syria's opposition indicated on Wednesday it was ready for a two-week truce in Syria, saying it was a chance to test the seriousness of...
Kerry calls for common ground with Russia on Syria and Ukraine
The United States and Russia need to find "common ground" to end Syria's civil war and restore stability in eastern Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of...
Russia FM: Syria peace talks expected to start 'in next few days'
Syria peace talks are expected to begin within a few days, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday, adding that Moscow was ready to...
UN rights investigator decries Iran clampdown, torture, floggings
Iran has arrested activists and political opponents in a clampdown on freedom of expression as use of torture continues despite promises of reform, a...
Syrian terrorist list produces 163 names and no agreement
Major powers trying to forge a Syrian peace plan have made almost no progress on overcoming one of the main obstacles to ending the...
Kuwait oil row as minister tries to shuffle top executives
The chief of state-owned Kuwait Petroleum Corp has refused to carry out the oil minister's decision to swap the CEOs of two subsidiaries, risking...
