
Libyan leader calls for unity on 2nd anniversary
Libya's leader called on Sunday for unity in the North African nation as it celebrates the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled longtime ...
Egypt soccer protests hit restive Suez Canal city
Thousands of soccer fans enforced a work stoppage Sunday in Egypt's restive city of Port Said to protest what they called government "injustices," ...

UN envoy backs Syrian opposition's call for talks
A Syrian opposition leader's call for dialogue is a test for the intentions of President Bashar Assad, the international envoy to Syria said Sunday, ...

Thousands in Tunisia rally behind Islamist party
Thousands of supporters of the ruling Islamist party, waving banners and chanting, marched Saturday in the capital in response to rising criticism ...

Oscar-nominated documentaries capture history
The Oscar-nominated features "5 Broken Cameras" and "How to Survive a Plague" represent documentaries in the truest, purest form of the word: They ...

Clashes near Syria airport kill 150
Intense clashes between the Syrian army and rebel fighters near the country's second-largest airport killed around 150 people in recent days, ...

Protest marches, clashes expand in tense Bahrain
Thousands of anti-government marchers jammed a major highway Friday as clashes broke out for a second day between security forces and protesters ...

Egypt military offers rare apology for child death
Egypt's military made a rare admission and apology on Thursday for mistakenly shooting and killing a 12-year-old street vendor in Cairo, a day after ...

Syria rebels seize oil field, town
Syrian rebels captured most of an eastern oil field and stormed a military base in the south, anti-regime activists said Thursday, further chipping ...
Ecuador's political juggernaut faces re-election
On a campaign stage, Rafael Correa is a dancing, singing, swirling tornado of energy. Ecuador's president doesn't make promises. He's way past that.

Tunisians head abroad to perform jihad
The cradle of the Arab Spring is increasingly looking like the birthplace of jihadists. Long before Tunisia ousted its dictator and inspired the North ...

Clashes mark Bahrain's second uprising anniversary
Security forces in Bahrain clashed on Thursday with anti-government protesters in street battles that left at least one boy dead amid high tensions ...

Egyptian officials accused of covering up torture
An Egyptian opposition group accused the government on Wednesday of covering up torture at the hands of security forces. The charge came after a ...

Egypt's women fighting back against sex assaults
Egyptian women are growing increasingly angry and militant as they deal with one of the unintended consequences of the Arab Spring: an epidemic of ...

Syrian rebels close in on Aleppo airport
Syrian rebels knocked down army defenses and moved in on the country's second largest airport Wednesday, reportedly killing more than 40 soldiers and ...

Syria official warns of trafficking in antiquities
A Syrian government official warned Wednesday of rampant trafficking in antiquities from his country and appealed for U.N. help in halting the illicit ...

Syrian rebels advance toward Aleppo airport
Rebels captured a small military base near Aleppo on Tuesday and stormed another in the same area that protects a major airport, a day after seizing ...

Egypt women protest sex assault at site of attacks
Washington's envoy on human rights cautioned Tuesday against the failure of Egypt's government to identify the perpetrators behind a growing number ...
Group: Yemen failed to probe killing of protesters
An international human rights group accused Yemen on Tuesday of failing to investigate the 2011 killing of 45 anti-government protesters during the ...

Syrian rebels capture country's largest dam
Syrian rebels have scored one of their biggest strategic victories since the country's crisis began two years ago, capturing the nation's largest dam ...

Egyptians protest on anniversary of Mubarak's fall
Security forces sprayed protesters with water hoses and tear gas outside the presidential palace as Egyptians marked the second anniversary of the ...

Egypt protests on anniversary of Mubarak's fall
Security forces sprayed protesters with water hoses and tear gas outside the presidential palace Monday as Egyptians marked the second anniversary of ...

Deadly clashes during Yemen uprising anniversary
Security officials say two people were killed and dozens wounded in clashes between Islamists and separatists in southern Yemen, as tens of thousands ...

Tunisia Islamist leader says unity gov't imminent
An agreement is imminent on a new national unity government for Tunisia to resolve the simmering political crisis brought on by the assassination of ...

Filipino extremists face new foe: fellow rebels
After years of fighting the government from hidden jungle bases in the southern Philippines, an Al-Qaida-linked militant group is facing a new ...