Middle East
Egypt shuts down Muslim Brotherhood newspaper
Egyptian security forces have shut down the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood newspaper in Cairo after raiding it and confiscating material, the ...Obama addresses UN General Assembly, pledges Syria aid
U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States will provide an additional $340 million in humanitarian aid to support those affected by ...Obama urges diplomatic solution to Iran issue
US President Barack Obama has said he is pushing for diplomacy with the new Iranian government over its suspect nuclear program which ...Obama to address Iran, Syria in General Assembly speech
US President Barack Obama is expected to build on diplomatic opportunities and signal his willingness to engage with the new Iranian Government ...UN holds first high-level meeting on the disabled
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a historic U.N. meeting of world leaders Monday "to break barriers and open doors" for the more than ...Egypt court bans all Muslim Brotherhood activities
An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a ...Assad dismisses West over draft UN resolution
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denounced the United States, France and Britain for submitting a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council to ...Syrian troops storm central village, killing 15
Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed at least 15 people overnight in a Sunni Muslim village north-west of the city ...Suicide bombers kill four police in Iraq
Iraqi authorities say suicide bombers have attacked a police headquarters north of Baghdad, killing at least four officers.Israeli forces rough up EU diplomat in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers have manhandled a group of European diplomats and seized trucks carrying tents in the West Bank.