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BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian forces fired shells at a central city that has come to symbolize the anti-government uprising Monday, activists said, while the country's... Comment

Bangkok blasts wound Iranian attacker, 4 others By THANYARAT DOKSONE and TODD PITMAN Associated Press Created : 2012/2/14 08:52:57 Modified : 2012/2/14 08:52:58 Generated: 2012/2/14... Comment

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's interior minister gave final authorization to build 1,600 apartments in disputed east Jerusalem and will approve 2,700 more in days, officials... Comment

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's latest war games have featured the predictable blaze of missile tests and an unexpected peek at underground launch silos. There's... Comment

KUWAIT CITY – Kuwait's parliament speaker has suspended sessions after a fight broke out among Sunni and Shiite lawmakers during a debate about Kuwaitis being... Comment

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates detained five activists, who all signed a pro-democracy petition last month, on accusations of "opposing... Comment

CAIRO – At least 846 Egyptians died in the nearly three-week-long popular uprising that toppled long-serving President Hosni Mubarak and electrified the region, a government... Comment

GENEVA — A United Nations panel says Arabs, Kurds and other minorities in Iran face discrimination because of their ethnicity. The U.N. Committee on the... Comment

 Iran is prepared to sell weapons to Lebanon if Beirut asks for help in equipping its military, Iran's defense minister said Wednesday. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi's... Comment

TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian nuclear scientist who returned home last week from the United States provided valuable information about the CIA, a semiofficial news... Comment

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that the U.S. is a "dictatorship" as it tries to control world affairs. Ahmadinejad made the comments Wednesday night during... Comment

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday the Obama administration has concluded that the best way to pressure Iran to come clean on its... Comment

American officials said Thursday that Iran's latest proposal for talks with the West falls well short of satisfying international demands that it detail its nuclear... Comment

Security forces arrested Kian Tajbakhsh late Thursday, a family member told The Associated Press. The relative was in contact with Tajbakhsh's wife, who witnessed the... Comment

The BBC said Friday it is using two extra satellites to broadcast its Farsi-language service after days of jamming it blamed on Iran, as several... Comment

NEW YORK (AP) — The arrest of four Muslim ex-convicts in an alleged homegrown terror plot in the Bronx is renewing fears about the spread... Comment

“Iran’s ruling Islamic establishment needs to lessen tensions with the U.S. and at the same time maintain a controlled animosity with Washington,” >>> Comment

  Slideshow: Israeli troops invade Gaza Play Video Video: Israel nears major Gaza towns, ignoring pleas AP Play Video Video: Global protests over Gaza offensive... Comment

Iran's Supreme Court upheld a stoning death sentence for a woman convicted of adultery in the southern city of Shiraz, an independent newspaper reported Saturday.... Comment

Sudanese government forces attacked one of Darfur's largest refugee camps at dawn Monday, killing dozens of civilians, according to rebels and a witness in the... Comment

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- A passenger jet carrying 90 people, including a Kyrgyz high school basketball team, crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday near Kyrgyzstan's capital,... Comment

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union tightened trade sanctions against Iran on Friday to punish Tehran for not committing to a long-standing demand of the... Comment

WASHINGTON - President Bush's motorcade will speed through European capitals next week, but for many Europeans, the Bush presidency is already in their rearview mirrors.... Comment

A silk Persian rug dating from the 16th century or 17th century has sold for a record $4.45 million at auction, or about $729.87 per... Comment

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday defended tough interrogation techniques for terrorism suspects approved by the Bush administration in the... Comment

WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday denied a published report in Israel that said President Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of... Comment

"What did Imam (Khomeini) want and what did he mean by 'exporting the revolution'? Taking up arms and causing explosions in other countries and establishing... Comment

The government of Iran ... made a commitment to stem the flow of fighters and material from Iran into Iraq," Ham said, adding that U.S.... Comment