Turkish official says shell fired from Syria lands on a home in Turkey, killing 3 people

Syrian activists say two powerful explosions have rocked the center of the northern city of Aleppo, causing casualties and heavy material damage.

Turkish official says shell fired from Syria lands on a home in Turkey, killing 3 people.

White House widening covert war in North Africa

Small teams of special operations forces arrived at American embassies throughout North Africa in the months before militants launched the fiery attack that killed the U.S. ambassador in Libya.

Rights group: Egypt must tackle legacy of abuse

Amnesty International warned Tuesday that abuses by Egyptian police and military continued with impunity after regime change and Hosni Mubarak's ouster, and urged the country's newly elected leader to deal...

Amnesty International on Tuesday took Egypt's new president to task for failing to address the "bloody legacy" of abuses by security forces committed under military rule after the fall of Hosni Mubarak, which continue...

World powers push Syria's opposition to unite

Western nations and allies in the Middle East meet Friday to urge Syria's fractured opposition to unite, seeking a new path for ending the country's conflict amid deadlock between major powers on the U.N....

Efforts to draw together the fragmented foes of Syrian President Bashar Assad could lead to direct talks between the leader's regime and his opponents, a key official said after talks on the sidelines of the U.N. General...

AP NewsBreak: Man behind Muslim video changed name

The mystery surrounding the man behind the anti-Islamic video that sparked violence in the Middle East took a strange turn after he appeared in court and gave yet another name in a string of aliases.

The mystery surrounding the man behind the crudely produced anti-Islamic video that sparked violence in the Middle East deepened when he appeared in court and identified himself by yet another name.

Syrian military's text to rebels: 'Game over'

A Lebanese TV station has broadcast footage of Syrian government troops driving rebels from a building they had occupied after a military compound in Damascus was attacked by car bombs.

Cellphones in Syria rang, buzzed and chirped Thursday with an ominous text message from the military to members of the armed rebellion: "Game over."

Obama summons world leaders to reject extremism

Obama exhorted world leaders to stand against violence and extremism, arguing that protecting rights and free speech must be a universal responsibility, not just an American obligation.

Confronting global tumult and Muslim anger, President Barack Obama exhorted world leaders Tuesday to stand fast against violence and extremism, arguing that protecting religious rights and free speech must be a universal...

Presidential campaign is nice, and then again not

President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney are sparring over how best to address U.S. challenges abroad in nearly back-to-back addresses at the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting.

In a split-screen race for the presidency, Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama were on their best campaign behavior in public Tuesday, all the while slashing away at each other in paid television ads.

Obama urges UN to confront roots of Muslim rage

Obama told world leaders that attacks on U.S. citizens in Libya "were attacks on America," and he called on them to join in confronting the root causes of the rage across the Muslim world.

Israel: Syrian mortars accidentally land in Golan

An activist group and a Syrian official say a roadside bomb has gone off near a school building in Damascus, wounding several people.

Syrian soldiers fought rebels Tuesday in a firefight that killed nine people and sent several mortars sailing across the border into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.