At least five people were killed and more injured in Afghanistan after protests descended into riots over the burning of the Koran at a U.S. military base

Syrian President Bashar Assad called for a constitutional referendum on Wednesday to end decades of single-party rule.

Iran said on Wednesday it is cutting off oil exports to six European countries to respond to the most recent sanctions placed on it by the European Union.

Protesters attempted to gather and march in the capital of Bahrain, Manama, on the anniversary of the start of the anti-government protests that began a year ago.

Syria’s army renewed its assault on neighborhoods in the besieged city of Homs on Tuesday after a several-day-long lull.

The Arab League has agreed to ask the United Nations to form a peacekeeping mission and an Arab envoy to attempt to end the bloodshed in Syria.

As reported 28 people were killed and 235 were wounded in two bomb blasts in Aleppo, the largest city in Syria and its commercial capital, according to state television.

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Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi is now a wanted man for being a conspirator in the recent Parliament bombing after police issued his arrest warrant late Saturday, media [...]