G8 leaders called for a peace conference on Syria to be held as soon as possible but deep divisions remained as Russia stood by its embattled Middle East ally...
Russia's foreign minister says Iran is willing to halt its 20-percent enrichment of uranium, which has been a key concession sought in international negotiations over Iran's nuclear program...
Saudi Arabia's former intelligence chief, Prince Muqrin, once told American diplomats the Middle East's so-called Shi'ite Crescent where the Muslim sect holds sway was "becoming a full moon" as Iranian influence spread...
Twin suicide bombings killed 31 people after midday prayers at a Shiite religious center in Baghdad yesterday, the latest in violence sparking fears of a revival of full-blown sectarian bloodshed...
The government is expected to hold an extraordinary meeting today to decide the date for the forthcoming election following the ruling of the constitutional court that dissolved the National Assembly and upheld the single-vote decree...
