New MERS virus spreads easily, more lethal than SARS but source of infection still unknown LONDON (AP) — A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than S...

Algeria admits president had full stroke, but says he's recovering ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria's president had a full stroke, not a mini-stroke as originally reported, but he is recovering with the help of physical therapy, his off...

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN) -- The region's best athletes will do battle in Singapore in June 2015, as the republic hosts the South-east Asia (SEA) Games for the first time in more than 20 years. Games organisers have earmarked June 5 to 16 for ...

Tunisia: Man back from Saudi Arabia dies from coronavirus, 2 children treated and recovered RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult chil...

PETALING JAYA (The Star/ANN) -- The 13th Parliament will most likely convene its first session by June, before the fasting month of Ramadan in July, said caretaker Minister in the Prime Minister's department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz. However, he said, it...

KUALA LUMPUR (The Star/ANN) -- Malaysia's palm oil inventory finally eased to 1.93 million tonnes in April after staying above the 2 million-tonne threshold for the past 10 months, which had led to concerns that crude palm oil (CPO) prices would likel...

A look at major assassination attempts in Syria during the country's 2-year-old conflict BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition forces have targeted government officials, army and police officers and civil servants in their campaign to topple...

Program at Ohio hospitals offers Muslims holy water, other gifts to reflect faith, healing COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As Janae Johnson-Tyler watched her father rocking her newborn daughter, her wide smile was joined by a few tears of gratit...

Fierce fighting in Syria, gunmen kill ministry official in Damascus restaurant BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen killed a government official in a Damascus restaurant, Syrian state media and activists reported Friday as regime troops and rebels fou...

Gunmen shoot Syrian official dead in Damascus; rebels battle regime troops in Homs BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen killed a government official in a Damascus restaurant, Syrian state media and activists reported Friday as regime troops and rebels...

Syrian rebels storm strategic neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels pushed into a strategic neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo after days of heavy clashes, seizing control of at least part of ...

In Egypt city of pharaonic temples reliant on tourists, balloon crash deepens worries LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — The fiery crash of a sightseeing balloon that killed 19 tourists has cast a further pall over this city of ancient temples and to...