Saudi security forces have killed a gunman who had fired upon the palace of Saudi interior minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud in Jeddah.
A rebel spokesman claimed that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's youngest son Khamis was killed in a NATO airstrike on the Western town of Zlitan.
Tens of thousands of people marched across Syria on the first Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, stepping up defiance of President Bashar al-Assad's bloody crackdown on unrest as his tanks again shelled Hama and massed outside another restive city.
As of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Emily was located at about 145 miles southeast of Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour, or 85 kilometers per hour. Emily is still on a westward movement at a speed of 14 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service.
Al-Jazeera English has been hailed for its vivid, path breaking coverage of the Arab Spring gaining worldwide recognition for it expansive resources and reportage, but the majority of the US can only watch the channel online.
Terrorist attacks in Oslo's central government district and a nearby youth camp have killed over 80 people Friday. The current death toll represents a shocking surge from the initial 10 reported dead in the explosion earlier today.
Divers searching for victims in a sunken tourist boat in Russia’s Volga River have found approximately 40 children, the highest death toll for children in Russia since a 2004 terrorist attack.
Russia is slated to support Palestine in its bid for recognition as a member state at the United Nations, according to one Palestinian official.
A new uncontacted Amazon tribe in Brazil was discovered and recently confirmed by National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) of Brazil, a government body overseeing indigenous peoples.
Tunisia's interim government has announced that judgment day is near for ousted dictator Zine al-Abidine ben Ali.
Hezbollah and its allies have gained a greater representation in Lebanon’s new cabinet, following appointments made by the Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
The Syrian army has reportedly deployed its forces and tanks into the northern town of Jisr al-Shughur, where local residents fear they will be massacred in retaliation for what the government claims was the alleged killing of 120 security officers a few days ago.
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor has accused embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi of ordering the mass rape of Libyan women.
The Libyan woman who announced to international media that she was gang-raped by Gaddafi troupes has been relocated to Romanian UN headquarters.
Popular blogger Amina Arraf was seized by three men and forced into a car
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh left Yemen on Sunday to get medical treatment in Saudi Arabia.
Israel's attendance at French peace talks may decide the future of the Palestinian state
The United States vows to represent an obstacle in the representation of a Palestinian state at the UN.
Six prominent opposition lawmakers in Turkey have resigned in connection with a sex scandal, just ahead of national elections next month.
In his wide-ranging speech on his vision for the Middle East, U.S. Barack Obama said the map of Israel and Palestine should adhere to the borders that existed prior to the Six-Day War of 1967.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi wife and daughter have fled for Tunisia, a Tunisian security source told Reuters.
The Pakistan Taliban has threatened vengeance against the West for the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. Special Forces more than two weeks ago.
