The Obama administration is considering providing lethal weapons to Syrian opposition forces and a decision is expected within weeks, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki warned Saturday that the recent violence in Sunni province is a sign that sectarian strife is returning to the country assisted by foreign plots.
Italy's awaited new government took office on Sunday amid hopes of urgent reforms against recession and fears of civil disorder, as two police officers and a passerby were shot and injured during what was supposed to be a day of celebration.
Despite mounting talks of possible military intervention in Syria following recent U.S. statements about Syria's use of chemical weapons, most Syrians downplayed their significance and considered them as no more than new pressure cards on the Syrian administration.
Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said here Sunday that Iran's natural gas exports to Turkey will increase following the establishment of a planned joint pipeline, according to Press TV.
Thursday night's protests outside of the Spanish Congress ended with 15 arrests and 29 people suffering light injuries after ending with some scenes of violence.
A big fire broke out in a mental hospital in Russia's Moscow region early Friday, killing at least 36 people, the Russian emergency department said.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said that the UN fact-finding team is "on stand-by and ready to deploy in 24-48 hours" to investigate the alleged use of chemical weapons in attacks in Syria.
The two Boston bombing suspects had intended to come to New York to detonate bombs at Times Square, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg told a press conference on Thursday.
Over 60 students were hospitalized in northern Lebanon's port city of Tripoli on Thursday, after drinking contaminated tap water.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday pledged support for the recovery of the U. S. town of West when attending a memorial for victims of a fertilizer plant explosion that killed at least 14 and virtually leveled the town a week ago.
Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel Fattah el-Seisi on Wednesday held a meeting with visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to discuss means of boosting bilateral ties, mainly in military field, state-run MENA news agency reported.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Wednesday urged Congress to ratify the IMF 2010 quota and governance reform which has been delayed as the United States has not yet given it the green light.
Egypt's illicit gains authority decided on Wednesday to renew detention of former President Hosni Mubarak for another 15 days over illegally making fortunes for him and his family members using his power, official news agency MENA reported.
Road for forming the new government was finally opened on Wednesday after Enrico Letta, a center-left politician named by President Giorgio Napolitano as the new Italian prime minister, said he will get started immediately to overcome impasse.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday repeated a call for recognition of the massacre of 1 million to 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of Ottoman Turks in 1915.
U.S. officials on Tuesday ruled out a rail car loaded with ammonia nitrate as the cause of a deadly fertilizer plant blast that virtually leveled the small Texas town of West.
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