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Free speech 'red lines' feed Muslim film rage
In U.S.-funded ads running on Pakistani TV, subtitled clips show President Barack Obama extolling America's traditions of religious freedom. For many ...
Iran takes aim at US and Israel at UN meeting
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is taking aim at the United States and Israel at a high-level U.N. meeting, accusing Washington of shielding what ...
Latest protests against depictions of Muhammad
Here's a look at protests and events on Monday connected to an anti-Islam film produced in the United States and vulgar caricatures of the Prophet ...
Prophet film protesters clash with Greek police
Greek riot police used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse Muslim protesters who clashed with officers Sunday during a rally against a film produced ...
Syrian opposition figures meet in Damascus
Syrian opposition figures who reject foreign intervention in Syria's 18-month conflict called for the ouster of President Bashar Assad at a rare ...
Iran threatens attacks on US bases in event of war
A senior commander in Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran will target U.S. bases in the region in the event of war with Israel, ...
Iran detains centrist ex-president's daughter
Iran's official news agency says authorities have detained the daughter of influential ex-president and political centrist Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.
Egypt president stresses Syria resolve
Egypt's president on Saturday stressed the need for his country to have a bigger role in international affairs, using his first local television ...
US Navy's new floating base gets a workout in Gulf
A new, key addition to American-led naval efforts to ensure Mideast oil keeps flowing has emerged as an unusual mix of a ship combining decades' worth ...
12 killed in Shiite-Sunni clashes in Yemen
Twelve fighters were killed in northern Yemen on Saturday in ongoing clashes between Shiite tribesmen allied with the country's former leader and ...
Israelis fear PM is meddling in US politics
It is a taboo for Israeli leaders to give even the slightest hint of favoritism in politics in the United States, Israel's closest ally. So some ...
Iran's navy aims to extend its reach
Iran plans to expand its naval presence in international waters as part of efforts to boost its military and extend its reach as far as Antarctica, ...
5 Iraqi soldiers killed in roadside bomb explosion
Five Iraqi soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion north of Baghdad on Saturday, Iraqi officials said, as suspected Sunni militants, seeking ...
Iran accuses Siemens of nuclear sabotage
Iran accused Germany's Siemens on Saturday of implanting tiny explosives inside equipment the Islamic Republic purchased for its disputed nuclear ...
Senate approves resolution on Iran
The Senate has overwhelmingly approved a resolution that reaffirms U.S. efforts to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon and says containment of ...
Iraq bars Syria-bound plane with suspected arms
Iraq prevented a North Korean plane from entering its airspace on suspicion it was carrying weapons for Syria, prompting praise from the U.S.
AP sources: US to take Iran group off terror list
The Obama administration will remove from the U.S. terrorism list an Iranian militant group formerly allied with Saddam Hussein, officials said ...
Iran shows off new air defense system
Iran on Friday displayed a new, all-Iranian-made air defense system, saying it was designed to confront American warplanes in case of a U.S.
Obama's record in Muslim world: strides, setbacks
Images of angry mobs in Arab cities burning American flags and attacking U.S. diplomatic posts suggest the Muslim world is no less enraged at the ...
West accuses Iran of shipping arms to Syria
The four Western powers trying to rein in Iran's nuclear program accused Tehran on Thursday of shipping arms to Syria in violation of U.N.
Iran slams Israel's nuke program, Israel Iran's
Israel accused its archenemy Iran on Thursday of being the biggest threat to the Middle East, as the Jewish state sought to deflect pressure at a U.N.
US admiral says Mideast drills ensure stability
The admiral in charge of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet on Thursday defended the large American-led naval exercises in the Persian Gulf and other strategic ...
Allies use power of purse against Syrian regime
A coalition including the United States, the European Union and the Arab League met Thursday to plot new ways of isolating the regime of Syria's ...
Syrian rebels seize border crossing with Turkey
Syrian rebels seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey on Wednesday, ripping down the Syrian flag as the rebels fighting to ...