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Blatter rocks world soccer by quitting FIFA amid scandal

Sepp Blatter rocked the world of soccer on Tuesday by unexpectedly saying he would step down as FIFA...

Jun 02, 2015 06:32 PM EDT

Global soccer officials arrested in U.S., Swiss corruption cases

Swiss police arrested some of the most powerful figures in global soccer on Wednesday, announcing a ...

May 27, 2015 07:11 AM EDT

Influential cleric Qaradawi condemns Egypt death sentences

Senior Muslim cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi has condemned death sentences passed on himself, for...

May 17, 2015 09:07 AM EDT

U.S. rejects notion that Gulf rulers snubbing Obama summit

The White House scrambled on Monday to counter perceptions that the Saudi king's absence from a summ...

May 12, 2015 08:28 AM EDT

Regional crises push Turkey, Saudi closer despite ideological rift

Turkey is cultivating closer relations with Saudi Arabia’s new leadership, putting aside long-stan...

May 08, 2015 10:29 AM EDT

Taliban, Afghan negotiators unable to agree ceasefire

Taliban representatives met with Afghan political figures for a second day in Qatar on Sunday, and o...

May 04, 2015 07:48 AM EDT

Afghan delegation to meet with Taliban in Qatar: officials

An Afghan delegation is heading to Qatar for "open discussions" with representatives of Taliban insu...

May 02, 2015 02:53 AM EDT

Iran stance and regional policy bring French leader Gulf Arab rewards

France's tough line in talks with Iran and a similar analysis to Gulf Arab states on regional crises...

May 01, 2015 08:48 PM EDT

Libya tells Arab summit arms embargo must be lifted to fight IS

Libya told an Arab summit on Saturday that a U.N. arms embargo on the country must be lifted to help...

Mar 29, 2015 01:05 AM EDT

U.N. expert to probe conditions of North Korean workers abroad

The U.N. human rights investigator for North Korea said on Monday he would probe allegations of an e...

Mar 17, 2015 09:07 AM EDT

Bill Clinton defends his charity's foreign government donors

Former U.S. president Bill Clinton on Saturday defended donations his family's charity receives from...

Mar 08, 2015 07:53 AM EDT

Saudi king aims for new Sunni bloc vs Iran and Islamic State

Saudi Arabia is pushing for Sunni Muslim Middle East countries to set aside differences over politic...

Mar 06, 2015 08:09 AM EST

White House denies U.S. scheduled to meet with Taliban on peace deal

The White House denied reports that U.S. officials planned to meet with the Taliban on Thursday, a s...

Feb 19, 2015 06:09 PM EST

U.S., Turkey soon to sign Syrian opposition train-and-equip deal

The United States and Turkey have reached a tentative agreement to train and equip moderate Syrian o...

Feb 17, 2015 06:04 PM EST

Egyptian court puts ousted president Mursi on trial over Qatar link

An Egyptian court put ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi on trial on Sunday on charges of endan...

Feb 15, 2015 06:22 AM EST

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