(Reuters) - When protests erupted in Cairo in 2011, liberal activist Hassan El-Erian quickly mobilized demonstrations in his hometown of Zagazig, risking arrest, or worse, to push for democracy.  Inspired by the toppling of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Arab Spring uprisings...

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic of the Croatian Democratic Union was declared winner of Croatia's presidential run-off with 50,43 percent of the vote, the country's electoral commission announced late Sunday at the press conference held in Zagreb. Her rival, incumbent President Ivo...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on attending Sunday's anti-terrorism march in Paris despite being asked by French President Francois Hollande not to do so, Israeli media reported Monday. "Hollande conveyed a message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the...

(Reuters) - Pakistan's intelligence chief met Afghanistan's new president to discuss ways to boost coordination in fighting militant attacks in the region, an official said Monday, in a sign of improving ties between the often uneasy neighbors. It was the third trip to...