Clashes with criminal gangs in Mexico left seven police officers dead, while five more bodies were found in other parts of the country, officials said. Four policemen were killed Sunday in an ambush as they

Read More

Two suspected US drone strikes killed six al Qaeda militants in Yemen on Monday, including a Jordanian, government officials said. The first "drone strike targeted a vehicle killing two al Qaeda members - a Yemeni

Read More

Kuwait will host an international conference next month to tackle Syria's humanitarian crisis, the ruling emir said on Monday, as foes of President Bashar al-Assad voiced frustration with international efforts to end the civil war.

Read More

Two firefighters were shot dead and two others were wounded in New York state on Monday when at least one gunman opened fire as the emergency personnel responded to a blaze, local media reported. The

Read More

Iraq's most senior energy official called for coordinated Arab action on climate change while Egypt's environment minister proposed a regional green fund at a conference in Baghdad on Monday. Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs

Read More

Egyptian judges were investigating opposition accusations of voting fraud on Monday before declaring the result of a referendum set to show that a contentious new constitution has been approved. President Mohamed Mursi sees the basic

Read More

Saudi Arabia on Monday told regional rival Iran to stop interfering in internal Gulf Arab affairs and spreading "sedition", activities Tehran denies. The comments, made by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, follow similar allegations

Read More

At least 26 people died over 24 hours in a cold wave in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, news reports said Monday. The deaths were reported Sunday and Monday in Basli, Jaunpur, Mirzapur,

Read More

Prime Minister David Cameron said 2012 has been an "extraordinary year" for Britain in which the country "showed the world what we're made of" with the London Games and Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee. In

Read More

Iran has issued a travel warning to its citizens against visiting arch-foe the United States, an official said, after the death of an Iranian national reportedly following a grilling by US customs officials. "Iranian citizens

Read More