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Dalai Lama eyes reform in China, fearing "revolution"

The Dalai Lama said Monday there are hopeful signs that China will push through political reforms in China and Tibet ...

One million displaced in Syria: UN chief

At least a million people have been displaced inside Syria during a 13-month crackdown on dissent, United Nations ...

Syria opposition hails UN vote on observers

Syria`s opposition on Saturday hailed the UN Security Council resolution on the deployment of observers as a "first ...

Turkey urges political reform in Syria

Syria should heed the will of its people by implementing political reforms and allowing free elections, Turkish Prime ...

Key issues for the Arab summit in Iraq

Baghdad will host an Arab summit from March 27-29, the first time such a gathering has been held in Iraq in more than ...

Muslims in France worry about rising bias in wake of Toulouse shootings

Although the Toulouse scooter-riding shootings ended with the al-Qaeda-inspired gunman being killed, to Muslims in ...

China installs alarm system to grab refugees

China has installed a silent alarm system inside every house in a border town as part of its strengthened crackdown on ...

12 killed in operation on Kurdish rebels in Turkey

Six Kurdish rebels and six policemen have been killed during a massive operation targetting PKK militants in ...

Thousands rally for Syria at White House protest

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the White House Saturday to demand that the United States "stop the massacre ...

Syrian forces kill leading activist in tribal east

Government troops on Saturday shot dead a prominent activist in eastern Syria who helped organise peaceful ...

Syria draft constitution to be ready in 4 months: SANA

President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday announced the creation of an ad hoc committee tasked with preparing a new ...

Arab foreign ministers to discuss Syria on Sunday

Arab foreign ministers will meet in Cairo on Sunday to discuss Syrian President Bashar al-Assad`s crackdown on ...

Yemen protesters urge UN to put Saleh on trial

Demonstrators on Friday called for the United Nations to intervene to put Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on trial ...

Syria woman thought mutilated turns up alive on TV

Syrian state television has aired an interview with a woman who had reportedly been found decapitated, armless and ...

Russia, China veto UN resolution condemning Syria

Russia and China joined forces on Tuesday to veto a European-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria ...