By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad named a Baath Party stalwart to form a new government on Wednesday, signalling no political
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A pair of suicide bombers struck outside NATO’s biggest base in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing 20 civilians and wounding 50,
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels on Wednesday gave President Bashar al-Assad a 48-hour deadline to comply with an international peace plan otherwise
By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) – A U.S. security institute has published satellite images which it said increased concerns that Iran was trying to “destroy
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Lady Gaga told fans she was “devastated” at having to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia following threats by Islamic hard-liners,
(Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Sunday unanimously condemned the killing of at least 108 people, including many children, in the Syrian town of
(Reuters) – Afghanistan’s parliament approved on Saturday a strategic pact between Kabul and Washington, clearing the way for a U.S. presence in the country for
By Mariam Karouny and Khaled Yacoub Oweis BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Lebanon said on Friday that a group of Lebanese Shi’ites kidnapped in Syria had been
(Reuters) – Chinese President Hu Jintao has demanded senior Communist Party officials stifle tensions over the ousting of ambitious politician Bo Xilai and show unity