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Turkey condemns UN inaction Syrian crisis deepens
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan rebuked the UN Security Council for inaction over Syria.
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Syria activists say jihadis seize missile base
A shadowy jihadi group believed to be linked to al-Qaida fought
alongside rebels who seized a government missile defense base in Syria
on Friday.
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Al-Qaida leader urges Muslims to wage holy war against U.S., Israel
Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri said a film made in the United States
mocking the Prophet Mohammed showed Washington was waging a "crusader
Zionist war" against Muslims.
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Muslim Brotherhood's Top Sheikh Urges Jihad for Jerusalem
The supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, the movement which Egypt's
President Mohamed Morsi belongs to, called on Thursday for a jihad (holy
war) to liberate Jerusalem from Israeli rule.
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Church leaders urge members of Congress to reconsider US aid to Israel
Leaders of several major US Christian denominations - including
Protestants, Presbyterians, Baptists, Lutherans and Methodists - have
asked members of Congress to reconsider US aid to Israel.
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to European Union
The European Union has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for six decades of work in advancing peace in Europe.
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This WEEK: bank union to dominate EU summit
EU leaders will descend on Brussels on Thursday (19 October) for a
summit expected to be dominated by talks on the proposed EU banking
union.
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Pride, confusion and sour grapes after EU wins Nobel
EU officials weary of being sniped at for their handling of the crisis or their big salaries got a morale boost on Friday.
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China's yuan hits record high amid US pressure
China's currency hit a record high against the US dollar on Friday, in
what analysts said could be a response to US political pressure over
claims the yuan is vastly undervalued.
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Al Qaida membership in Iraq has more than tripled since U.S. pullout
Al Qaida's network in Iraq has grown dramatically in
membership since the U.S. withdrawal in 2011.