<!--AV-->Officials from dozens of countries meet in Tunis Friday to coordinate efforts to support the Syrian opposition. This first meeting of the grouping called the "Friends of Syria" comes after Russia and China blocked action by the U.N. Security Council.Months of demonstrations like this one and funerals like this one,...

Ethiopian and Somali government troops have captured a key stronghold of the Somali militant group al-Shabab.Witnesses say the troops took control of Baidoa without a fight Wednesday, after al-Shabab fighters withdrew from the town.The town, located in southwestern Somalia, was home to the country's Transitional Federal Government until al-Shabab captured...

Yemen's new transitional government is facing an emboldened al-Qaida presence, and the United States and others have pledged to help fight them. But after a year of political unrest, they face an uphill battle. The U.S. has long helped Yemen in the fight against al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, providing...

Tibetans are refraining from annual celebrations to mark their traditional new year holiday, and instead are seeking to draw attention to what they describe as oppressive Chinese policies against them.  India's Tibetans protest China's human rights violationsTibetan protesters hurled accusations at China's president Wednesday, chanting “Hu Jintao is a murderer”...