Attacks in Iraq killed four people, damaged an oil pipeline and hit a Shiite shrine on Wednesday, as the country grapples with a months-long spike in violence. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has vowed to press

Al-Arabiya: An Egyptian court voiced its support for freeing former president Hosni Mubarak.

Saudi authorities executed a Yemeni in Mecca Wednesday after he was convicted of murdering a fellow countryman, the interior ministry said. Hosni Tawhal had been accused of stabbing Saghr Sulaia to death, the ministry said,

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday urged world support for the bid by Egypt's interim government to achieve "stability" in the country, and not to hamper its efforts. "We expect the international community to support the efforts

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador Jaime Miranda with Charge d’affaires of Qatar, Hamad Dhaen Al Kuwari, in San Salvador, yesterday. They discussed bilateral relations. Source: Agencies

Syrian activists accused President Bashar al-Assad's forces of launching a nerve gas attack on rebel-held districts near Damascus on Wednesday that they said killed more than 200 people. Activists said rockets with chemical agents hit

Defending champion Petra Kvitova recovered from a set and a break down to beat Annika Beck 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the New Haven Open on Tuesday. The third-seeded Kvitova dropped the

Top grossing Korean film The Thieves will be screened from tomorrow until August 28 at Katara Drama Theatre, as part of Katara DFI Cinema. Directed by Choi Dong Hoon, this star-studded heist movie is one

A man entered a U.S. elementary school armed with a Kalashnikov Tuesday and took employees hostage before surrendering, authorities said. No one was wounded when he "held a few staff members captive in the front

Sixteen people were killed and dozens injured Wednesday when a bus plunged into a river as it returned from a church outing on Indonesia's main island of Java, police said. The bus was carrying 60