Ghana detains 124 Chinese for illegal gold mining
Police in Ghana have detained 124 Chinese workers suspected of illegally mining gold in the resource-rich West African country, the Chinese Embassy ...

Syria army deals severe blow to rebels in key town
Syrian troops and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies captured a strategic border town Wednesday after a grueling three-week battle, dealing a severe blow ...

Netanyahu cool to Arab initiative
Israel's prime minister on Wednesday gave a cool reception to a renewed peace offer from the Arab world, in a fresh sign of trouble for U.S.

France, Britain confirm use of sarin gas in Syria
France said Tuesday it has confirmed that the nerve gas sarin was used "multiple times and in a localized way" in Syria, including at least once by ...

Palestinians to pursue Israel at UN if talks fail
With no signs of progress in U.S attempts to restart peace talks with Israel, the chief Palestinian negotiator said Tuesday that the West Bank ...
French police: Swiss diplomat arrested
French authorities say a Swiss diplomat drove his car at police as they attempted to stop him at a sobriety check in central Paris and an officer ...

UK military chief discusses Myanmar training link
Britain's most senior serving military officer discussed possible training cooperation with Myanmar's armed forces during a visit that ended Tuesday, ...
Officials: Kerry returning to Mideast next week
Secretary of State John Kerry is returning to the Middle East next week in another bid to revitalize peace hopes, officials said Monday, with the ...

Comments from Iranian presidential candidates
Comments on the economy, sanctions and international relations by the eight candidates in Iran's June 14 presidential race. ___ Parliament member ...

UN nuke chief urges Iran cooperation in atom probe
Talks between the U.N. atomic agency and Iran "have been going around in circles," the organization's head said Monday, acknowledging that attempts ...
South Korea's president to make state visit to UK
Buckingham Palace says South Korean President Park Geun-hye will make a state visit to the U.K. later this year. The palace said Monday that Park, ...

China drawn to Mexico's opening economy
China has invested heavily in resource-rich Latin America in recent years, striking major trade deals with governments from Venezuela to Argentina.

US, Germany to Russia: Don't send Assad missiles
The United States and Germany on Friday warned Russia not to endanger a planned peace conference for Syria or alter the balance of power in the Middle ...

Balance of power in Syria shifting Assad's way
As hopes for a Syrian peace conference fade and the opposition falls into growing disarray, President Bashar Assad has every reason to project ...

Alarm grows as Iraqi forces fail to stem violence
Officials in Iraq are growing increasingly concerned over an unabated spike in violence that claimed at least another 33 lives on Thursday and is ...

Syria's Assad 'confident in victory' in civil war
Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview broadcast Thursday that he is "confident in victory" in his country's civil war, and he warned that ...
Nigeria lawmakers pass anti-gay marriage bill
Nigeria's House of Representatives voted Thursday to ban gay marriage and outlaw any groups actively supporting gay rights, endorsing a measure that ...

Israel to build 300 units in Jewish settlement
Israel's Housing Ministry said Thursday it has given the final go-ahead for the construction of 300 new homes in a Jewish settlement in east ...

Pakistani Taliban withdraw peace talks offer
The Pakistani Taliban withdrew their offer of peace talks Thursday, following the death of the group's deputy leader in an American drone attack, a ...

Colombian rebel rejects peace talks deadline
A leading peace negotiator of Colombia's main rebel group has rejected the government's insistence that talks wrap up by November ahead of national ...