Libyan militia takes former Gadhafi stronghold

Libyan pro-government militiamen have captured the center of a city that was one of the last strongholds of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi's loyalists, following fierce clashes that left dozens dead and tens...

Activists: Syrian warplanes strike village, kill 5

Activists say Syrian warplanes have struck a village near a strategic rebel-held town in the country's north, killing five members of an extended family.

Syrian warplanes strike rebel-held town in north

The leader of the main Syrian opposition group says chances are slim that a U.N.-proposed truce for a Muslim holiday this week can take hold in Syria, partly because the plan is too vague.

Syrian warplanes on Tuesday struck a strategic rebel-held town in the country's north in an attempt to reopen a key supply route, activists said, as a U.N.-proposed cease-fire meant to start this week appeared...

Tunisia marks turbulent, tense year since vote

Tensions are on the rise in Tunisia on the anniversary of the country's first post-Arab Spring elections, with both radical Islamists and political leaders warning of a high security risk as thousands are...

Islamists appealed to the memory of Osama bin Laden, soldiers surrounded public buildings and embassies and the opposition boycotted the whole thing as Tunisia on Tuesday marked a turbulent and tense year since the first...

Clashes for 3rd straight day in Libyan town

Pro-government forces clashed Friday with fighters in a former stronghold of the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi for the third consecutive day, the spokesman for the Libyan military's chief of staff said, after...

Pro-government militias clashed Friday with fighters in a former stronghold of the late dictator Moammar Gadhafi for the third consecutive day, the spokesman for the Libyan military's chief of staff said, after talks to...

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood party elects new leader

Several thousand Egyptian protesters are rallying in Cairo to demand the president and his Muslim Brotherhood supporters ensure the country's constitution represents all factions of society.

The political party of Egypt's powerful Muslim Brotherhood elected a former speaker of parliament as its new leader Friday to replace Mohammed Morsi, who resigned from the post after winning the country's...

After Clinton, Obama takes Benghazi responsibility

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is answering Republican criticism of the Obama administration's handling of last month's attack at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, saying she - not the...

President Barack Obama assumed responsibility Tuesday for the deadly terror attack in Libya last month that killed four Americans just hours after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to shoulder the blame for...

Islamic militants help seize missile base in Syria

Anti-regime activists say Syrian rebels have seized an air defense base belonging to the Syrian military near the northern city of Aleppo.

Fighters from a shadowy militant group with suspected links to al-Qaida joined Syrian rebels in seizing a government missile defense base in northern Syria on Friday, according to activists and amateur video.