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European court condemns CIA in landmark ruling
A European court issued a landmark ruling Thursday that condemned the CIA's "extraordinary renditions" programs and bolstered those who say they were ...
Russia positions itself for fall of Syrian regime
Syria's most powerful ally and protector, Russia, began positioning itself Thursday for the fall of President Bashar Assad, saying for the first time ...
Britain pays Libyan $3.5 million over rendition
A former Libyan dissident and his family have accepted 2.2 million pounds ($3.5 million) from the British government to settle a claim that the U.K.
US, Syria opposition disagree over terrorist label
The U.S. and the head of the new Syrian opposition coalition being feted at a conference in Morocco Wednesday publicly disagreed over designating a ...
Bomb blast in eastern Libyan city wounds 4
Libyan police officials say a bomb blast outside a police station in the eastern city of Benghazi has wounded four people, two of them seriously.
Egypt's president behaves like his predecessors
The freshly scrawled graffiti depicting Mohammed Morsi as a pharaonic Saddam Hussein tells the tale of high hopes dashed with record speed: Barely six ...
With war shifting, US, Russia talk Syria's future
Diplomatic efforts to end Syria's civil war moved forward Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joining Russia's foreign ...
Libya: Gunmen assassinate Benghazi security chief
Libya's deputy interior minister says gunmen assassinated the security chief of the eastern city of Benghazi overnight. Omar al-Khadrawi says National ...
In bold move, France welcomes Syria ambassador
France on Saturday welcomed a member of the Syrian opposition as the country's ambassador, a bold bid to confer legitimacy on the week-old opposition ...
Israel expands air assault on rockets in Gaza
Israel expanded its fierce air assault on rocket operations in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Saturday, striking security compounds, smuggling tunnels ...
France recognizes new Syria group, 1st in West
France on Tuesday became the first Western country to formally recognize Syria's newly formed opposition coalition as the sole legitimate ...
France urges Libya to impose state control
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has told his Libyan hosts that democracy cannot exist without security, promising to help restore state control
France will stand against instability in Lebanon
France's president pledged Sunday that his country will stand against instability in Lebanon, two weeks after the assassination of a senior Lebanese ...
Libyan parliament approves new Cabinet
Libya's parliament on Wednesday approved the country's new Cabinet in a vote of confidence, the parliament spokesman said, but armed protesters cut ...
Turkish PM: Too soon to call for Syria no-fly zone
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday it is up to the U.N. Security Council to decide whether a no-fly zone should be imposed on ...
UK: Hearing into CIA drones would dent US ties
Ties between Britain, the U.S. and Pakistan could be jeopardized if a judge grants a request for a court inquiry into the possible role of U.K.
Libyan militia takes former Gadhafi stronghold
Libya's government declared Wednesday that it had taken control of one of the last strongholds of deposed dictator Moammar Gadhafi's loyalists, as its ...
Libyan turmoil persists year after Gadhafi death
On the anniversary of the capture and killing of Moammar Gadhafi, Libya is still grappling with the legacy of his four decades of rule as the interim ...
UN rights chief says Syria kids 'scarred for life'
The U.N.'s top human rights official urged nations Thursday to save Syria's embattled and dying children and to rally behind a 14-year-old girl shot ...
Swiss hold $1 billion Arab Spring 'dictator' funds
Switzerland has blocked almost 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.03 billion) linked to rulers in four Arab Spring nations, a senior government official said ...
Turkey's frustration at Syria led to plane action
The interception of a Syrian passenger plane from Russia, allegedly carrying military gear to Damascus, is a sign of Turkey's mounting frustration at ...
Lawyer to ICC: Don't let Libya try Gadhafi's son
A lawyer for the son and one-time heir-apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi warned the International Criminal Court on Wednesday that its ...