By Jeffrey Fleishman Los Angeles Times (MCT) CAIRO _ The Algerian news agency reported Thursday that as many as 45 hostages, including Americans, had escaped from a natural gas complex a day after...

By William Douglas McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) WASHINGTON _ Marvin Lyman figured it would be a breeze to fill two charter buses to go from Missouri to Washington for President Barack Obama's inauguration,...

By Jeffrey Fleishman and Reem Abdellatif Los Angeles Times (MCT) CAIRO _ Former President Hosni Mubarak was granted a new murder trial by an Egyptian appeals court Sunday, a ruling that threatens...

By Franco Ordonez McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) WASHINGTON _ After first indicating it would grant driver's licenses to young illegal immigrants who have received two-year deferrals from deportation,...

By Roy Gutman and Paul Raymond McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) REYHANLI, Turkey _ Syrian towns and villages seeking to survive the extreme deprivations of daily life 22 months into their country's political...

By David Enders McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) BEIRUT _ An Islamist rebel group that the United States has listed as a terrorist organization has taken the lead in fighting in Damascus, according to residents...

By Sergei L. Loiko Los Angeles Times (MCT) MOSCOW _ Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law banning the adoption of Russian orphans by U.S. families, the Kremlin announced Friday. The measure...

By Lisa Mascaro, Michael A. Memoli and Christi Parsons Tribune Washington Bureau (MCT) WASHINGTON _ House Speaker John A. Boehner abruptly called off a vote on his "Plan B" tax proposal late Thursday,...