Syrias protest movement is largely peaceful, says US Ambassador Robert Ford. But the longer President Bashar Assad prolongs his ferocious campaign to suppress the challenge, the greater is the ...

The United States has warned that Israel risks damaging the prospects of peace with the Palestinians by approving the expansion of a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank.

Typhoon Nesat has finally passed over the Philippines, but now the huge clean-up begins. At the moment, the death toll is 18, with another 35 people missing.

Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Two days after Saudi King Abdullahs decision to allow women to participate in elections, two Saudi women were punished for breaking the ban on female driving: One was sentenced to 10 lashes by a court in ...

A girl waves a flag at a rally in support of Muammar Gaddafi in central Tripoli. Cairo/Tripoli - Fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said he is still fighting along his supporters inside the country and is ready to die as a martyr, according to ...

More than 270 passengers were hurt Tuesday when two trains crashed in the Shanghai Metro system. Equipment failure was the suspected cause.