September 26, 2011 UN Security Council to Discuss Palestinian Bid VOA News The UN Security Council is set to discuss the Palestinian bid for statehood Monday, as Israeli leaders continue to call for a return to peace talks.

King Abdullah, 87, announces a cautious reform which will allow women the right to vote and stand for election. The move has been welcomed as a cultural shift in conservative Islamic society, but will not take effect until 2015.

Revolutionary fighters fire a tank towards a Gadhafi loyalist sniper position in Sirte, Libya, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. After Saturdays fighting, revolutionary fighters continue to hold the western road entering Sirte, as NATO bombing activity took ...

The USSRs last leader Mikhail Gorbachev has warned that Russia risks six lost years when Vladimir Putin returns to the presidency, echoing rumblings of dissent over his Kremlin comeback.

AP KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan employed by the US government killed one American and wounded another in an attack on a CIA office in Kabul, officials said Monday.

President Salehs return to Sanaa was met with mixed reactions by Yemeni users of social media websites. His supporters, though less well established on sites such as Twitter and Facebook, expressed delight, whilst his opponents voiced their outrage at ...