NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks opened lower on Wall Street after the Chinese government announced new steps to cool the booming housing market in the world's second-largest economy. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syrian troops advanced in a strategic suburb of Damascus and bombarded other areas around the capital Saturday in a push to secure President Bashar Assad's seat of power as rebels make gains in the north. (Source: Associat... [Full Article]
The Vatican is digging in after gay marriage initiatives scored big wins this week in the U.S. and Europe, vowing to never stop insisting that marriage can only be between a man and a woman. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Rebels and activists in Syria say anti-regime forces are advancing in Aleppo and have taken control of several neighborhoods (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Syrian rebels claimed they downed a fighter jet Monday in what would be a major coup for the opposition but the regime seized the upper hand in Aleppo as it advanced into a new rebel-held district. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Nasdaq advanced on Monday, propelled by a rally in Apple and other big-cap tech stocks, but fears Europe's debt crisis is in danger of worsening limited broader gains. Positive analyst comments lifted both eBay , up 4.5 ... [Full Article]
The candidate of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood won a spot in a run-off election, according to partial results Friday from Egypt's first genuinely competitive presidential election. A former prime minister an a leftist were in a tight race for ... [Full Article]
Ramy Ashour kept on course to become the first Egyptian in almost half a century to win the British Open when he reached the final with a scintillating 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8 win over world number one James Willstrop. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]
Yemeni troops advanced Friday toward the city of Jaar, a bastion of Al-Qaeda in the south of the country where five militants were also killed in clashes with tribesmen, local and military sources said. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article]