The head of 22-member League of Arab States on Tuesday said that the United States cannot criticize Iran's nuclear program while accepting Israel's possession of nuclear bombs. Also on Tuesday Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa asked U.S. to be fair and honest while brokering the...

AP - Somalia's largely powerless government and the Islamic fighters who control the country's capital agreed Thursday to stop military action and recognize each other.

AFP - Rival Somali leaders reached an agreement to recognise each other after Arab League sponsored talks in Khartoum aimed at ending fighting in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa country, officials said.

AP - An Arab League-sponsored conference to foster national reconciliation in Iraq has been postponed until August, league chief Amr Moussa said Wednesday.

Reuters - Iran said on Monday it would not compromise on its right to enrich uranium, without rejecting outright a demand by six world powers that it suspend its work on nuclear fuel in exchange for a package of incentives.

Reuters - Iran's government said on Monday it would not negotiate over its right to enrich uranium, a process which six world powers have demanded it stop to benefit from a package of incentives.

AP - The United States and Europe are lobbying other nations to join them this week in urging Iran to start talks on its uranium enrichment program — and in warning of U.N. Security Council action if it doesn't — documents shared with The Associated Press show.

AP - Iran said Sunday that it accepted some parts of a Western offer aimed at getting Tehran to drop its nuclear program, but it rejected others while calling the central point ambiguous.

AP - The U.N. humanitarian chief said Wednesday he is heading to Sudan's western Darfur region to draw attention to the desperate need for money to help millions of people in the conflict-wracked area.

AFP - The secretary general of the Arab League urged European nations to renew financial aid to the Palestinians, saying the latter should not be penalized for democratically electing the radical Islamic movement Hamas.

Reuters - Shares of airlines plunged on Friday after oil prices vaulted to a record high, led by drops in UAL Corp. , the parent of United Airlines, and AMR Corp. , owner of top U.S. carrier American Airlines.

American Airlines is increasing domestic air fare by $10 for a round trip, in a bid to partially compensate for higher fuel costs, a spokesman said Wednesday. According to Reuters, AMR Corp. unit’s fare increase was the latest of...

Leading U.S. carrier American Airlines Inc. on Wednesday reported a narrower quarterly loss as rising fuel prices were partially offset by increasing revenue. American, a unit of AMR Corp., posted a first-quarter loss of $92 million, or 49...

Reuters - Shares in AMR Corp. , JetBlue Airways Corp. and Continental Airlines all slid more than 5 percent on Monday, leading a decline in airline stocks on concern about crude oil prices breaking the $70 barrier.

AFP - The Arab League has asked the Hamas-led Palestinian government to adopt the Arab-Israeli peace initiative after a meeting between Palestinian foreign minister Mahmoud Zahar and League Secretary General Amr Mussa.

Matthew Borghese - AHN Staff Writer Las Vegas, NV (AHN) - Las Vegas is ordering new ambulances to help handle patients weighing 500 pounds or more. Roy Carroll, operations manager at American Medical Response (AMR), one of two companies Las Vegas works with, says, "Not only does this person...

AP - Saddam Hussein urged Arab leaders to support Iraqi insurgents, warning that an "American-Israeli conspiracy" aims to split Iraq into pieces, according to a Sunday posting on the Internet of a letter purportedly written by the former Iraqi leader.

AFP - Arab foreign ministers started a two-day preparatory meeting ahead of Tuesday's annual summit of Arab leaders in the Sudanese capital.

AP - Islamic televangelist Amr Khaled is young, smiling, teaches love and mercy, and is so popular he's credited with inspiring thousands of women to take the veil.

AP - AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, said Monday that its chief financial officer is leaving to join software company Symantec Corp.