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16 children, 1 teacher dead in Pakistan bus fire

Fire on school bus kills 16 children, 1 teacher in eastern Pakistan

Updated 02 minutes, 05 seconds ago

Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair

Syrian forces unleash heavy artillery barrage to drive rebels from strategic town: activists

Updated 02 minutes, 18 seconds ago

Syrian regime OKs peace talks amid skepticism

Russia says Syrian government agrees to peace talks, but skepticism persists on both sides

Updated 1 hours, 39 minutes ago

Hezbollah: EU making big mistake

Hezbollah No. 2 says EU making big mistake if it labels group terrorist

Friday - 05/24/2013, 06:48pm EDT

Iran presidential candidate vows to resist West

Iran presidential candidate vows policy of resistance against the West if elected

Friday - 05/24/2013, 04:50pm EDT

Q&A: On Turkey's proposed alcohol restrictions

Q&A: Questions and answers about restrictions proposed on alcohol sales and ads in Turkey

Friday - 05/24/2013, 03:52pm EDT

Tunisian feminist faces 6 months in prison

Tunisian feminist faces 6-month prison sentence for carrying pepper spray

Friday - 05/24/2013, 02:40pm EDT

Egypt: 3 women killed in suspected 'honor' crime

Egypt: 10 men suspected of killing of 3 female family members in 'honor' crime

Friday - 05/24/2013, 01:50pm EDT

3 al-Qaida members, 2 soldiers dead in Yemen clash

Yemen says fighting in south leaves 3 al-Qaida militants , 2 soldiers dead

Friday - 05/24/2013, 12:10pm EDT

Turkey passes bill restricting alcohol sales, ads

Turkey's parliament passes legislation restricting alcohol sales, ads

Friday - 05/24/2013, 06:40am EDT

Clashes in Lebanon feed fear of Syria spillover

Deadly fighting between Assad backers, opponents in Lebanon feeds fears that war is spreading

Friday - 05/24/2013, 04:38am EDT

Israel says Iran unaffected by world pressure

Israeli leader says UN pressure having no effect on curbing Iranian nuclear program

Thursday - 05/23/2013, 10:48pm EDT

Israel to discuss military draft reform proposal

Israeli Cabinet to discuss new proposal on contentious draft reform

Thursday - 05/23/2013, 04:00pm EDT

AP PHOTOS: Egypt's languishing Islamic antiquities

AP PHOTOS: Egypt's languishing Islamic antiquities left worse for wear after 2011 uprising

Thursday - 05/23/2013, 03:01pm EDT

Iran's Rafsanjani blasts clerics, says report

After being banned from election, Iran's Rafsanjani blasts ruling clerics, report says

Thursday - 05/23/2013, 01:44pm EDT

Gunmen kill 7 Iraqi soldiers in central Iraq

Gunmen kill 7 Iraqi soldiers at checkpoints in central Iraq, officials say

Thursday - 05/23/2013, 12:58pm EDT

Gunmen kill 7 Iraqi soldiers in central Iraq

Gunmen killed at least seven soldiers in central Iraq on Thursday, officials said, in the latest episode of violence to hit the country in a particularly bloody month.

Thursday - 05/23/2013, 12:53pm EDT

AP Interview: Syria conflict uproots Palestinians

AP Interview: Chief of UN aid agency says Syria fighting has uprooted most Palestinians there

Thursday - 05/23/2013, 10:57am EDT

Iran denies its drone entered Bahrain's airspace

Report: Iran denies claim its drone entered Bahrain's airspace

Thursday - 05/23/2013, 10:10am EDT

2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt

Egypt's 2011 jailbreaks still a mystery, carry potential embarrassment for Islamist leader

Thursday - 05/23/2013, 07:48am EDT