The recent deadly street clashes between armed supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar Assad in the northern city of Tripoli could be a precursor to more violence.

The European Union urged Lebanon Tuesday to adopt a new electoral law ahead of the 2013 parliamentary elections.

Palestinians and their supporters peacefully commemorated the 64th anniversary of Nakba, or the catastrophe, with a series of protests across the country, in stark contrast to the deadly events of last year.

The gravedigger of Burj al-Barajneh has a tough job. He’s been working in the camp’s only cemetery since 1986.

European Union naval forces and attack helicopters conducted their first onshore raid on a suspected pirate lair in Somalia Tuesday.

Kuwait’s ex-premier refused to appear before a parliamentary panel probing alleged graft against him, saying the summons issued to him were illegal.

Iran's Islamic leadership stakes its political credibility on its ability to resist Western sanctions and hold firm to its rights under U.N. treaties to enrich uranium.

Voting starts on May 23 and 24 in a presidential race that broadly pits Islamists against men who at one time or another served under Mubarak.

About 99 percent of maternal deaths occur in developing nations, and most are preventable.

A mystery liver disease thought to be caused by introduced weeds is causing hairy-nosed wombats in southern Australia to go bald and die, researchers said Tuesday.