Suicide bomber kills 4 in Syrian town
Dead from bomb targeting military facility include 3 civilians
After the Arab Spring
U.N. observers verify air assault on Syrian town
Kofi Annan "shocked and appalled" by reports of attack with heavy weaponry on town, which activist says killed 220
Brutal rape claims against Syria forces
Research project maps dozens of stories of rape, horrific sexual torture at hands of Assad's troops and militias
Mortar fire reported in central Damascus
Opposition gives varying accounts of who is firing, but clashes in upscale area of capital signal rebels' advance
Syria's ambassador to Iraq abandons Assad
In highest-level diplomatic defection to date, Nawaf al-Fares, says he's joining opposition over massacre of civilians
No winners yet in Egypt's power struggle
New Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi tries to push back against the military and the courts, albeit carefully
Egypt lawmakers defy ban as political heat rises
Parliament meets in defiance of orders that disbanded chamber and brought president in conflict with military and highest court
Annan: Syria plan to focus on most violent areas
International envoy says Assad has agreed to U.N.-brokered peace plan focusing on districts with "extreme violence"
Annan: Iran "part of the solution" in Syria
International peace envoy disagrees with U.S. - and Syrian rebels - who argue Assad's ally Iran should play no role
For Syrian rebels, Assad draws line in the sand
Syria's opposition believes President Bashar Assad cannot be negotiated with after interview in which he said he will not step down
Russia halts arms shipments to Syria, for now
Senior official says weapons exports are being suspended until situation in Syria calms down
Kofi Annan holds talks with Syria's Assad
Says President has agreed to an approach to end violence, but Assad tells media he will not step down
Egypt: Morsi orders dissolved parliament back
Country's top generals hold "emergency meeting" to discuss surprise decision by president to reconvene Islamist-dominated parliament
Clinton on Syria: Sand running out of hourglass
Says Kofi's Annan's acknowledgement that peace plan is failing should be "a wake-up call for everyone"
Libyans vote in 1st post-Qaddafi election
Long lines to select Parliamentarians shows general optimism amid intense regional rivalries; Violence at polling centers leaves one dead, two wounded
Kofi Annan: Syria peace effort failing
Special U.N. envoy says, "We have not succeeded" in finding political solution to anti-Assad uprising
Libya on edge in first post-Qaddafi election
National Transitional Council says helicopter carrying voting materials gunned down; Libyans prepare to vote for parliament
General from Assad's inner circle defects
Brig. Gen. Manaf Tlass,long-time friend and ally to increasingly isolated Syrian leader, becomes most senior military defector
Clinton: Russia "blockading" Syria peace
Top U.S. diplomat calls on "Friends of Syria" to convince Moscow and China defense of Assad regime "no longer tolerable"
Group reports "archipelago" of Syria torture
Calls on U.N. Security Council to refer Assad regime to International Criminal Court for detention and torture of hundreds of men, women and children since anti-gov't protests began
Report: Assad offers regrets, no apology
Turkish paper quotes Syrian leader as saying, "I wish we did not shoot" down jet, but stops short of saying sorry
Turkey: Syrians defecting by the hundreds
As many as 85 soldiers in a group of 300 that defected to Turkey, government claims; 35,000 Syrians in Turkey now
Russia to meet with Syria opposition, Annan
Senior diplomat says talks planned after weekend of negotiations failed to bridge gaps between Moscow, West
Latest Syria peace plan falls flat
Syrian opposition rejects U.N.'s latest attempt at a transitional plan; Russia continues to counter other powers
Qatar: A tiny country asserts powerful influence
The Arab Spring is spreading, but not to Qatar, a tiny, oil-rich country wedged between Saudi Arabia and Iran. What keeps the peace in Qatar?
World
Pope Leo diagnosed with lung cancer after undergoing surgery
Pope Leo's lung nodule surgery completed successfully, Vatican says
Iran focused on attacking "harder targets," U.K. spy chief warns
Houthi attacks leave Trump with "a difficult dilemma"
How Iran made the Houthis into such a problem
Pacific region sets record for big, long-lasting hurricanes
China sentences 3 people to death for running scam centers
Behavior rules for off-duty U.S. troops in Japan under review
