(Reuters) - The radical London cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri was sentenced to life in a U.S. prison on Friday for his conviction on terrorism-related charges, including his role in the 1998 kidnapping of Western tourists in  Yemen  that left four hostages dead. U.S. District Judge...

(Reuters) - Tens of thousands of civilians are likely to be forced to flee their homes during a planned offensive by Congolese and United Nations  forces against Rwandan Hutu rebels entrenched in eastern Congo, a U.N. agency has warned. The U.N.'s Office for the...

(Reuters) - Dozens of Bahraini protesters on Friday clashed with security forces who fired bird shot and tear gas to disperse them during an anti-government rally over the detention of an opposition leader, a Reuters witness said. Western-allied Bahrain has seen outbreaks of sectarian...

(Reuters) - A liberal activist sentenced to prison and flogging in Saudi Arabia  underwent the first round of 50 lashes in public after Friday prayers, rights watchdog Amnesty International said. Raif Badawi, who set up the "Free Saudi Liberals" website, was arrested in June...