In Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, Islamic militants pose a new threat
Bedouin tribes have held sway here for centuries, but amid the country's political instability, extremists are finding its lawless terrain ideal.
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Bedouin tribes have held sway here for centuries, but amid the country's political instability, extremists are finding its lawless terrain ideal.
Syrian army tanks shelled Aleppo and a helicopter gunship strafed rebel positions with heavy machinegun fire as they fought into early Monday for control of the country's biggest
The Mars science rover Curiosity landed on the Martian surface shortly after 10:30 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday (1:30 a.m. EDT Monday/0530 GMT) to begin a two-year mission
Police have arrested more than 1,900 people suspected of making and selling fake medicine in a series of raids on underground production bases.
Some 48 Iranian pilgrims have been kidnapped from a bus in the vicinity of a shrine near the Syrian capital Damascus, reports say.
The latest Mars destination is a giant crater near the equator with an odd feature: a mountain rising from the crater floor.
Up to 200,000 children a year fall into the hands of slave traders in India, many sold by their poverty-stricken parents for as little as £11. Now a group of activists has set out to rescue them from
Learn how the nation’s largest group purchasing organizations came together in support of healthier hospitals and a greener supply chain.
The United Nations says North Korea has requested immediate food aid after devastating floods last month.
The blackout which has left 700 million people without power dwarfs these other major outages of the past half-century