U.S. wants to see an overhaul, not overthrow, in Egypt

U.S. officials didn't object Saturday to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's government reshuffle but made it clear they want to see far more...

Suicide bomber kills deputy governor in Afghanistan

A motorcycle-borne suicide bomber killed the deputy governor of strategic Kandahar province Saturday, raising fears that insurgents were...

Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei returns to Egypt

Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who formerly headed the U.N. nuclear regulatory agency, has returned...

Medvedev signs New START ratification

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed the ratification of a nuclear arms cut pact with the United States.

In Yemen, tens of thousands march against president

The current unrest in the Middle East spread to impoverished Yemen on Thursday as tens of thousands of protesters angry over unemployment...

Tunisia names 12 new ministers to Cabinet

Facing mounting public pressure and the demands of a powerful labor union, Tunisia's interim government named 12 new ministers to the...

U.S. debates how to respond to Arab world turmoil

With demonstrations intensifying across the Mideast, Obama administration officials are debating how quickly to push Arab allies toward...

U.S. missionary fatally wounded in Mexico

A U.S. missionary died at a southern Texas hospital Wednesday after her husband rushed her, mortally wounded, over the Rio Grande from...

Tunisia seeks arrest of former President Ben Ali and entourage

Tunisia's interim government Wednesday issued arrest warrants for the country's deposed president and his entourage and launched a $350-...

Tunisia's uprising was three years in the making

Even in death they would not allow Marwan Jamli a moment's dignity. The same black-clad Interior Ministry troops who shot him in the chest...

Egypt security forces crack down on scattered protests

The Obama administration urged key Mideast ally Egypt to heed calls for political reform even as security forces tightened their grip on...

Key diplomat says U.S. approves of Tunisia revolt

The top U.S. diplomat for the Arab world gave Washington's firm endorsement of the uprising that ousted Tunisia's longtime ruler, even as...

Thousands of Egyptian protesters clash with police

Thousands of Egyptian protesters inspired by the revolt in Tunisia clashed with police in the largest anti-government demonstrations in...

Leaked documents show Palestinians ready to deal at 2008 peace talks

The closed-door negotiating session in the summer of 2008 was congenial, even chatty, until the chief Palestinian representative pressed his...

In Lebanon, violence breaks out as new prime minister is named

The ascent of a Hezbollah-backed billionaire to the prime minister's post in deeply divided Lebanon on Tuesday sparked rioting and...