Moscow has warned Dublin it will retaliate for the “unfounded” expulsion of a diplomat over the alleged theft of six Irish citizens’ identities.

Israelis are watching anxiously as anti-government protests continue in Egypt – one of the country’s only friends in the Arab world.

Four army tanks have moved into positions protecting the anti-government protest camp in Cairo’s Tahrir Square hours after automatic weapons fire pounded the demonstrators before dawn on Thursday.

Arsonists set fire to a synagogue in the southern Gabes region of Tunisia, a leader of the local Jewish community said Tuesday.

Last Sunday at 2 p.m., a blue-and-white Air Force jet left Andrews Air Force Base bound for Cairo. On board was Frank G. Wisner, an adroit ex-diplomat whom President Obama had asked hours …

Jordan’s King Abdullah II, bowing to public pressure, fired his government on Tuesday and tasked a new prime minister with quickly boosting economic opportunities and giving Jordanians a greater say in politics.

The turmoil in Egypt must not be seen in isolation from other events in the world. Neither is it an aberration. It is the next scene in a long-running play whose final act …

American diplomats and other mission employees may not be safe in Iraq if the U.S. military leaves the volatile country at the end of the year as planned, according to a new report …

Thousands of people in northeastern Austrialia fled from the path of Cyclone Yasi, which officials warned Tuesday would cause widespread damage in a state still suffering from massive floods.

A Pennsylvania woman who called herself “Jihad Jane” online pleaded guilty Tuesday to her role in a plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who had offended Muslims.