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Obama: time 'not unlimited' to resolve Iran nuke
President Barack Obama is telling the U.N. General Assembly that he wants to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program through diplomacy but ...
Israeli rabbi to followers: Burn your iPhones
An influential ultra-Orthodox Israeli rabbi ordered his followers this week to burn their iPhones, the latest move in a campaign by the insular ...
Iran unveils new long-range drone
Iranian military leaders gave details of a new long-range drone and test fired four anti-ship missiles Tuesday in a prelude to upcoming naval war ...
Lottery luck strikes 3x for one Norwegian family
Luck can strike more than once. A family from western Norway has hit the lottery jackpot for the third time in six years when the son won more than ...
Iran ayatollah is poster boy for influence in Iraq
After years of growing influence, a new sign of Iran's presence in Iraq has hit the streets. Thousands of signs, that is, depicting Iran's supreme ...
China says first aircraft carrier entering service
China formally entered its first aircraft carrier into service on Tuesday, underscoring its ambitions to be a leading Asian naval power, although the ...
Bomb hits school used by Syrian security forces
Several bombs went off Tuesday inside a school in the Syrian capital that activists say was being used by regime forces as a security headquarters.
NKorean parliament holds second session this year
North Korea's parliament convened Tuesday for the second time in six months, passing a law that adds one year of compulsory education for children in ...
Syrian refugees clash with Jordanian police
Angry over harsh living conditions in their desert tent camp in Jordan, dozens of Syrian refugees clashed with Jordanian police, hurled stones and ...
Officials: Insurgent attacks in Iraq kill 9
Officials say a wave of attacks by insurgents in central Iraq has killed nine people and wounded 19. Police officials say gunmen attacked police ...
Mali Islamists becoming more repressive, report
Radical Islamists in control of northern Mali are becoming "increasingly repressive," amputating limbs, whipping people in the streets and stoning to ...
Slain Honduran lawyer complained of death threats
A prominent Honduran human rights lawyer gunned down after a weekend wedding had long complained about death threats, including in documents filed ...
NKorea parliament holding closely watched session
North Korea's rubber-stamp parliament is convening a new session that is drawing attention because it is the second in less than six months.
Clinton urges tolerance amid anti-US protests
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appealed Monday to Muslims to show "dignity" and not resort to violence as they protest an anti-Islam film ...
Attack by Iran's Ahmadinejad sparks Israel walkout
Iran's president called Israel a nuclear-armed "fake regime" shielded by the United States, prompting Israel's U.N. ambassador to walk out of a ...
AP Exclusive: Images show NKorea launch pad halt
North Korea has stopped construction on a launch pad where intercontinental-range rockets could be tested, an interruption possibly due to heavy rains ...
Hamas head Mashaal says he will resign
The supreme leader of the Palestinian Islamic militant group Hamas has decided to step down, clearing the way for the movement to choose a new head ...
UN envoy: Syria war is threatening the region
Syria's civil war is worsening and there is no prospect of a quick end to the violence, international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Monday in a gloomy ...
Libya appoints military officers to head militias
Libya's military command appointed Monday a pair of army officers to head two powerful Islamist militias in the country's east, part of the ...
No deal yet in Sudan-South Sudan talks
The leaders of Sudan and South Sudan have not yet reached a deal on where their shared border lies. Talks between Sudan President Omar al-Bashir and ...
Yemen: Intelligence officer killed in shooting
Yemeni security officials say gunmen have killed a senior intelligence officer in a drive-by shooting as he emerged from his office in the capital.
Belarus elects entirely pro-government parliament
International observers on Monday condemned a weekend vote in Belarus in which not a single opposition politician won a parliament seat. The election ...
Winter onset latest challenge for Syrian civilians
The days are still warm across the fertile plains of northern Syria around Aleppo, but night brings a chill — an ominous harbinger of winter's ...
Israeli defense chief proposes West Bank pullout
Israel's defense minister on Monday called for a broad unilateral withdrawal from the West Bank if talks with the Palestinians remain stalled, saying ...
UN: 1.5 million Syrians in need of food aid
The number of Syrians in need of food aid has jumped from 250,000 in April to 1.5 million today, the head of the U.N.'s food agency said Monday, as ...