Politics
Obama proposes $500 million to aid Syrian rebels
US President Barack Obama called on Congress Thursday to approve $500 million to train and equip vetted Syrian rebels battling the forces ...Jordan acquits radical cleric Abu Qatada of terror conspiracy charges
A Jordanian court on Thursday acquitted al-Qaida-linked Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, who was extradited from Britain last year, of charges of plotting ...Iraq prime minister rejects unity government
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has rejected calls from the United States and other countries to form an emergency government.Libya votes in general election after years of crisis
Libyans went to the polls Wednesday in parliamentary elections meant to bring a measure of stability that has been elusive in the ...Michelle Obama says will not go into politics after White House
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama will not go into politics after leaving the White House, she said on Monday, dismissing rumors she ...Nine dead in Ukraine after rebels shoot down military helicopter
Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian army helicopter carrying nine people outside the rebel stronghold of Slaviansk, killing everyone on board, a ...Ukraine rebels: We will honor the cease-fire
Insurgents in eastern Ukraine promised Monday to honor a cease-fire declared by the Ukrainian president and engage in more talks to help ...US Secretary of State Kerry makes surprise stop in Egypt
US Secretary of State John Kerry on a surprise Egypt visit urged Iraqi leaders to rise above sectarianism, and said Washington was ...Iraqi militants capture two key border crossings
Iraqi military officials say Sunni militants have captured two border crossings, one with Jordan and another with Syria, as they press on ...Israeli troops kill 2 more Palestinians in search for teens in West Bank
Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians, including a teenager, in clashes Friday that accompanied Israel\'s search for three students who have ...




