Bomb squads defused a second bomb on the body of the female suicide bomber who attacked a tourism police station in Istanbul Tuesday evening, Turkish police said. Officer Kenan Kumas died and another policeman was injured in the attack in Sultanahmet...

A Tunisian military court Tuesday denied bail for a blogger who is appealing his three-year jail sentence for defaming the army -- a case that has alarmed rights campaigners. The court scheduled the next hearing for Yassine Ayari on January 20. Ayari, 33, was...

Three countries that did not vote in favor of last week’s Palestinian UN Security Council draft resolution are no longer a part of the 15-member body, as the Palestinian Authority prepares to resubmit the motion. The UN's most powerful...

 Despite its promises, the Russian government has been unable to support the value of the ruble.    After losing 6 percent on the dollar on Monday, the currency on Tuesday fell steadily to a value of 63.45 to the dollar and 75.52 to the euro...