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Syrian authorities have taken the rare step of denying media reports of an attack on President Bashar al-Assad's motorcade as he travelled to a mosque to mark a Muslim holiday.
US Justice Department has filed sealed criminal charges against one or several Libyan militants in connection with an attack on the US diplomatic post in Benghazi.
The chances for a negotiated end to Egypt's political crisis looked to have hit the rocks with the army-installed government reportedly ready to declare that foreign mediation efforts had failed.
Yemeni gunmen shot down a military helicopter in Yemen's central province of Marib on Tuesday, local police officials said.
Yemen's higher security committee has offered a reward of $25,000 for those who give information leading to the arrest of 25 most wanted al-Qaida members.
The United States told its citizens in Yemen on Tuesday to leave the country immediately because of what is said was the continued potential for terrorist attacks.
When arriving in Pakistan, foreigners may be amazed to learn that young women - such as Gulnaz Malik - serve at security checkpoints in a country where women's lives remain largely mysterious to outsiders.
The Muslim Brotherhood on Monday rejected pleas from international envoys to "swallow the reality" that Mohamed Morsi will not return as Egypt's president.
Two officials say a secret message that was intercepted between al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahri and his deputy in Yemen led to the shutdown of U.S. embassies.
Turkey has successfully completed a trial run of a rail tunnel under the Bosphorus connecting Istanbul's European and Asian sides
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi said that London should take measures to restore relations with Iran, as it was Britain that has unilaterally severed ties with the Islamic republic.
Turkish police forces fired tear gas on anti-government protesters gathering in the areas around Silivri Courthouse, west of Istanbul, to protest against the verdicts of the major coup trial on Monday.
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