US arrests 14 suspected militants in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP): The U.S. military arrested 14 suspected militants from two groups with alleged links to Iran in a string of raids Sunday across Baghdad. U.S. troops captured eight alleged members of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, one of the so-called ``Special ... More

Egyptian President promises more seats for women
CAIRO (AP): Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he will increase the number of women in the parliament next year. Mubarak was addressing a joint session of the upper and lower houses of parliament Sunday and he promised to reserve two seats per ... More

Unity talks with Hamas or early elections: Abbas
JERUSALEM (AP): The Palestinian president says he will call elections in early 2009 if unity talks don't begin between his Fatah faction and its Hamas rivals. Mahmoud Abbas says that if the sides don't start talking to each other by the beginning ... More