Suspected Islamic militants abducted some 30 policemen and paramilitary troops in a northwestern Pakistan valley, a day after three intelligence agents were killed there in an ambush, as security forces were seeking to confirm the death of an Al-Qaeda militant

Perched on two construction cranes in front of the European Commission, six Moroccans living illegally in Belgium sought Tuesday to make a high-profile protest against EU policy on illegal immigrants. The six were among about 40 illegal immigrants who climbed

Turkish police reviewing video surveillance have identified a possible suspect behind the Istanbul bomb attacks, newspapers reported Tuesday as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for calm. Witness statements have also encouraged police to seek a man aged between 20

Algerian security forces killed two Al-Qaeda linked extremists, while a soldier was killed and seven others wounded in a separate roadside bomb attack on their patrol, newspapers reported Tuesday. The Islamists were killed in a security force ambush overnight Sunday

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issued a verbal double-whammy against world powers on Tuesday, saying that global powerbrokers were in decline - making way for a larger role for developing nations to play in the international arena - and hitting out

Turkey's Constitutional Court convened Tuesday for a second day of deliberations on whether to ban the Islamist-rooted ruling party for allegedly undermining the country's secular system. The 11 judges, whose first session lasted until late Monday night, will meet on

Hizbullah has created a new political file for Arab relations in conjunction with its department of international affairs, and is set to formulate a new political charter, media reports said Tuesday. According to As-Safir newspaper on Tuesday, Hizbullah has begun

Isreali Premier Ehud Olmert issued Syria an ultimatum Tuesday, saying Damascus must choose between peace or international isolation as the two countries still technically at war are set to begin another round of indirect Turkish-mediated talks. In an address to

Iraqi forces backed by US troops launched a major assault Tuesday against rebels in the Al-Qaeda stronghold of Diyala while thousands of Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad continued to flock to the holy shrine in Kadhimiyya under the cloud of Monday's

Tit-for-tat arrests continued on Tuesday between rival Palestinian factions with the Fatah Movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas raiding a pro-Hamas village in the Occupied West Bank as delegations from both sides headed to Egypt for talks aimed at ending

Dozens of women staged a protest in Egypt's north Sinai on Tuesday to protest the months-long detention without trial of their relatives over a string of bombings in the peninsula. The women gathered outside the governor's office in Al-Arish, holding

Former Prime Minister Omar Karami said on Tuesday that he believed there was a "conspiracy" against Tripoli" and that a third party was pitting the "sons of one city" against one another "in an attempt to promote sectarian strife." Karami,

People in Mediterranean countries are abandoning the region's widely praised healthy diet in favor of food that has too much fat, salt and sugar, the Food and Agricultural Organization warned Tuesday. "Hailed by experts as keeping people slim, healthy and

Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani urged the Lebanese people on Tuesday to preserve their country, which he said, "is going through fateful moments." Qabbani made his remarks in a letter addressed on the eve of Al-Israa Wal Miraj holiday,

As the ministerial committee tasked with drafting a policy statement for Lebanon's newly formed government failed for the 12th time to reach its goal, President Michel Sleiman started on Tuesday distributing invitations for the much-anticipated dialogue sessions.Following the committee's three-

Parliamentary majority leader MP Saad Hariri said on Tuesday that Lebanon and Iraq suffered "from almost the same problems" and faced similar challenges. "Lebanon and Iraq suffer from sectarian divisions rather than political ones," Hariri told Future News television in

Hizbullah on Tuesday called on the international community to take steps to halt Israel's recurring violations of Lebanese skies, calling the incursions "provocative, unacceptable and condemned.""Lebanese authorities and relevant United Nations bodies are urged to take necessary measures to put

The Iranian President has stated that the UN Security Council and other international organizations have become an instrument of the Super Powers. "The UN Security Council and other international organizations are support for the Super Powers and they carry out

Beirut - The tense situation in north Lebanon between the pro and anti-Hezbollah supporters continued yesterday to overshadow the disagreement over the drafting of the clause that deals with Hezbollah arms in the ministerial policy statement. The ceasefire was breached