Reuters (UK)
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 06:51
Egypt's presidency said on Wednesday that diplomatic efforts to end the country's political turmoil had failed and warned that the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted President Mohamed Mursi would be held responsible for the consequences.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 07:54
Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said on Monday it had cut all ties with the central government in a likely setback to efforts to pacify the Horn of Africa Country as it emerges from two decades of conflict.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 09:27
A Turkish court has begun returning verdicts on nearly 300 defendants accused of plotting to overthrow the government, handing prison sentences of up to 20 years to some and acquitting others.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 07:11
The United States still plans to hold a major military exercise called Bright Star in Egypt in mid-September, Defense Secretary Hagel said on Wednesday, even after the Egyptian military's toppling of the president and the violence that has ensued.
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 12:59
Forty people were killed and at least 120 people were wounded in an explosion at a weapons cache in the central Syrian city of Homs on Thursday, a group opposed to President Bashar Assad said.
Thursday, August 1, 2013 - 07:04
Nearly two years after Tunisians came together to remove the long-standing autocratic president, the country is facing its worst political crisis since that uprising set off a wave of protests across the region.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 14:56
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri slammed U.S. treatment of hunger striking inmates at Guantanamo Bay and said the group would spare no effort to free them, according to an audio recording posted on the Internet on Wednesday.