DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A rebel leader whose fighters seized the capital of Central African Republic over the weekend has taken to the airwaves to make his first declaration, announcing he has dissolved the ... Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — The head of the Syrian opposition coalition's military branch has refused to recognize the body's new prime minister, saying he was not properly elected. Louay Almokdad, aide to Gen. Salim Idris, ... Read more
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In a major step toward ending one of the world's longest, bloodiest insurgencies, the Kurds' jailed rebel leader called Thursday for a "new era" of peace that includes an immediate ... Read more
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AP) — Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan called Thursday for an immediate cease-fire and for thousands of his fighters to withdraw from Turkish territory, a major step toward ending ... Read more
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Former professional basketball star Dennis Rodman says he plans to return to North Korea to vacation with Kim Jong Un. Rodman met with the authoritarian leader in late February during a visit ... Read more
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez was a fighter. The former paratroop commander and fiery populist waged continual battle for his socialist ideals and outsmarted his rivals time and again, ... Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (kim jawng oon) doesn't want war with the United States. He just wants President Barack Obama to call him. Rodman, the ... Read more
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president said Friday he will consider pardoning an imprisoned ally of jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, in an apparent move to ease tensions with the West. Tymoshenko ... Read more
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has called talks with Turkish officials aiming to halt a decades-long conflict a historic step and urged all sides involved to show "care and ... Read more
CAIRO (AP) — A key opposition leader called Saturday for a boycott of upcoming parliamentary elections, saying he will not take part in a "sham democracy." President Mohammed Morsi's Islamist party, the Muslim ... Read more