UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Security Council have condemned the deadly bomb blasts in the Syrian capital, Damascus. State media said the double suicide
MOUNT SALAK, Indonesia — Search teams found at least 10 bodies Friday near where a Russian-made jetliner crashed into the side of an Indonesian volcano
(Reuters) – Blind dissident Chen Guangcheng has demanded the central Chinese government punish officials he blames for false imprisonment and years of persecution, saying on
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrians cast ballots Monday in parliamentary elections billed by the regime as key to President Bashar Assad’s political reforms, but the
By Mariam Karouny DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Two bombs detonated on a central Damascus highway on Saturday, destroying nine cars, residents said, in a further sign
By Amie Ferris-Rotman and Mirwais Harooni KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s media representatives are appealing to the government to protect the rights of journalists who are
(Reuters) – A car bomb exploded outside a compound housing Westerners in Kabul on Wednesday hours after U.S. President Barack Obama signed a security pact