Union to join Turkey's anti-govt protests Turkish police and anti-government protesters clashed again in Istanbul early Tuesday, as the reported death toll from nationwide protests rose to two.
Wave of Iraq attacks kills 58 Attacks in the Baghdad area and northern Iraq killed 58 people on Monday, the latest in a wave of violence that has raised fears of a return to sectarian conflict in the country.
28 May 2013
Syrian opposition divided amid international peace bid International efforts to end the unrest in Syria accelerate Monday with key talks in Paris and Brussels, amid a push for a new peace conference despite growing divisions within the Syrian opposition.
27 May 2013
After Kabul attacks, 10,000 peace balloons After a day of explosions and gunfire, residents of Kabul woke up on Saturday morning to be greeted by a public art project in which volunteers handed out 10,000 neon-pink "peace" balloons.
27 May 2013
Chinese held in Pakistani Kashmir over Koran abuse A Chinese man working on an energy project in Pakistan-administered Kashmir was being held Saturday after hundreds of protesters attacked his company offices over the alleged desecration of a Koran.
Deadly car bombing hits Libya's volatile Benghazi A powerful car bomb exploded Monday near a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi, killing and wounding dozens and unleashing international condemnation.
Kurdish rebels to begin critical pullout from Turkey Kurdish rebels are due to begin their much-anticipated withdrawal from Turkey into their stronghold in northern Iraq on Wednesday, a major step towards ending a decades-long conflict that has left tens of thousands dead.
Ban talks Syria as UN envoy appears set to quit UN leader Ban Ki-moon discussed deadlocked efforts to end the Syria conflict with the major powers on Thursday amid mounting signs that peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is to quit.
03 May 2013
Republican lawmakers step up calls for US action on Syria Republican lawmakers stepped up calls for US action against Syria Sunday in the face of growing evidence that it used chemical weapons against its population in a bitter civil war.
29 April 2013
Hezbollah's Syria role threatens Lebanon 'neutrality' Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah's decision to fight openly alongside the Syrian regime will increase Lebanon's involvement in Syria's conflict, despite a policy of neutrality.
187 dead, 77 injured after fierce Nigeria clashes Heavy fighting between Nigerian troops and suspected Islamist insurgents has killed 187 people, including scores of civilians, while massive blazes left nearly half the town destroyed.
23 April 2013
Musharraf appears in Pakistan anti-terrorism court Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf appeared before an anti-terrorism court on Saturday after spending the night at police headquarters in Islamabad.
20 April 2013
Jordanians feel the heat as more Syrians flee Jordan, already straining from hosting hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, is increasingly feeling the heat from its own citizens who are fed up with the growing influx.
18 April 2013
Clashes in C.Africa leave over a dozen dead: officials More than a dozen people were killed in weekend clashes between residents and fighters from the Seleka rebel coalition that seized power in Central Africa last month.