Turkey's 'standing man' to join ranks of history's iconic symbols of human drama? The image was stark — a silent, solitary figure standing in passive defiance to the Turkish prime minister's demand for protesters to clear Taksim Square...
Turkey's 'standing man' joins ranks of history's iconic symbols of human drama The image was stark — a silent, solitary figure standing in passive defiance to the Turkish prime minister's demand for protesters to clear Taksim Square in...
AP EXCLUSIVE: US supervises war games in Jordan amid fears of spillover from Syrian conflict ZARQA, Jordan (AP) — Under the watchful eye of stern-faced American advisers, hundreds of U.S.-trained Jordanian commandos fanned across this ...
Syrian pound tumbles on US plans to arm the opposition, reflecting growing fears in Damascus DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Many exchange shops closed in Damascus on Tuesday, fearing more chaos a day after the Syrian currency plunged to a new ...
Russian FM says Iran ready to stop 20-percent enrichment, hails possible 'breakthrough' MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's foreign minister says Iran is willing to halt its 20-percent enrichment of uranium, which has been a key concession sought i...
Iran's President Ahmadinejad meets newly elected successor, Rowhani TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's president has discussed transferring power in a meeting with his newly elected successor, the official IRNA news agency reported Tuesday. ...
Iran's Ahmadinejad meets president-elect Rowhani TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has met his newly elected successor Hasan Rowhani. A Tuesday report by the official IRNA news agency said ...
Syrian warplanes strike rebel posts in key northern city of Aleppo amid clashes BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes struck rebel positions near a besieged military air base and other rebel-held areas in the country's north Tuesday as regime...
Syrian fighter jets hit rebels near air base as army tries to reclaim territory in north BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian warplanes bombed rebel positions near a contested military air base in the north on Tuesday, activists said, while President ...
Israeli President Shimon Peres: Still going strong and enjoying late-in-life transformation JERUSALEM (AP) — As Shimon Peres turns 90, the indefatigable Israeli president is doing what he has always done: looking ahead, preparing for t...
In civil war, Syria's Kurds search for place but increasingly clash with Arab rebels BEIRUT (AP) — Taking advantage of the chaos of the civil war, Syria's Kurdish minority has carved out a once unthinkable degree of independence in the...
Obama says Iranian election shows the people want to go 'in a different direction' WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Monday that Iran's election of a relative moderate shows that the country's people want to change course. ...
