President Bashar al-Assad has told parliament Syria will defeat those behind a "plot" against his country. "Syria is a target of a big plot from outside," he said in his first speech since anti-government demonstrations erupted two weeks ago.
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The 400-year-old Peace of Westphalia goes glimmering into the night; but relax, the United Nations has found something to put in its place.
The United States on Monday gave a green light to sales of Libyan crude oil from rebel-held territory, giving a potential boost to forces battling Muammar Gaddafi.
It’s about oil – and who owns it.
Only the elite will be allowed to drive vehicles, while the rest of the population will be tightly regulated by super-computers, a global food council, and an omnipresent nanny state
Denies Rumors Former Dictator Fled to Saudi Arabia
Yemen President Ali Abdallah Saleh tried to get Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, now a leading dissident officer, killed last year by tricking Saudi forces into bombing his headquarters, a Norwegian daily said Monday, quoting a leaked US cable.
Yemeni protesters demanding an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule said on Tuesday they would insist he leave power soon, blaming him for violence that has raised U.S. fears of chaos that could benefit militants.
Ignores End Game, Touts Speed of Starting War
Talking to Both Sides as 'Mediator' of Conflict
Government resigns as part of promised reforms after two weeks of protests, outgoing PM appointed caretaker premier.
Hillary Clinton says coalition strikes will continue until Gaddafi complies with UN resolution as talks begin in London.
A Libyan woman who said she had been raped by pro-government militiamen is being sued for slander for naming her alleged attackers. Government spokesman said the woman faced court action because she had publicly named the men she accused of raping he
Says Syrian 'Police Actions' Haven't Sparked Global Condemnation Yet
This was announced as the real objective the moment French president Nicolas Sarkozy took the extraordinary step of recognizing the rebels in Benghazi as “the only legitimate representative of the Libyan people”.
David Cameron is the leader of Britain, a nation state that represents the hopes and dreams of a hundred million. Thus Britain is in a sense a person too.
A newsreader on a pro-Gaddafi Libya state TV channel appeared on air brandishing a rifle and finger-wagged his way through a rant of support for Gaddafi and condemnation for the opposition.
Texas Republican Rep. Ron Paul will be co-sponsoring an amendment announced Tuesday by Ohio Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich that would defund the American military intervention in Libya.
With déjà vu we see US cruise missiles being launched from the sea, Libyan AA firing helplessly into the night sky at invisible B-2 heavy bombers, and the burning wreckage of armor and vehicles on desert roads.
Ten Syrian security personnel and two gunmen were killed in clashes in the coastal city of Latakia, the state-run news agency said, as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. won’t intervene there as it has in Libya.
A day after he said he was ready to yield power to “safe hands,” President Ali Abdullah Saleh asserted Saturday that his departure was not imminent, leaving unclear when and under what terms he would agree to step down.
Syrian security forces fired tear gas on thousands of protesters Monday in a restive southern city as President Bashar Assad faced down the most serious threat to his family's four decades of authoritarian rule.
VIDEO - Needless to say, the fears are not unfounded. Radioactive exposure is clearly dangerous. However, what the most appropriate remedy might be is a controversial issue.
How did the virus get to Japan? Was it in the reactors computer system via some security organization that was out to stop Japan from giving enriched uranium to Iran?We now see there is viable reason to believe the possibility of the virus getting in
Investment analyst and entrepreneur Marc Faber spoke with FBN’s Connell McShane about how international affairs are impacting his investment strategy and predictions.
Opposition politicians drove Canada's Conservative government out of office on charges of sleaze and mismanagement on Friday, setting the scene for an early May election that polls indicate the Conservatives will win.
Military troops opened fire during protests in the southern part of Syria and killed peaceful demonstrators hurtling the strategically important nation along the same trajectory that has altered the landscape of power across the Arab world.
He had come with no medical expertise and no experience with N.G.O.’s. He did not speak Creole or French. He had two legal cases pending against him (a federal case relating to his embargo-breaking trips to Cuba and a criminal case relating to a viol
Believe Nothing the Government Says About radiation or anything else. What Presidential War Powers? As Bad as Bush and Clinton Combined
