Students at the American University of Beirut held a strike Tuesday to protest a hike in tuition fees and to call for greater transparency over the college’s finances.

Upon his return from what he dubbed a “well-deserved” vacation in Turkey last October, Tripoli’s notorious militiaman Saad al-Masri received a hero’s welcome in the northern city.

Two suspect men on a missing Malaysian airliner appear to have been Iranian illegal migrants, officials said Tuesday, as a military source said the plane flew hundreds of kilometers after its last contact with air traffic control.

Ukraine will not attempt a military move to prevent the southern Crimean peninsula's breakaway in order not to expose its eastern border, Ukraine's acting president Oleksandr Turchynov told AFP Tuesday in an exclusive interview.

In the year since his surprise election, Pope Francis has raised so many hopes of imminent changes in church teaching that managing all those expectations may prove to be a challenge.

As world leaders scramble to shape events in Ukraine, China has stood by unable even to articulate its stance, exposing an inconsistent approach to foreign affairs despite its fast-growing global interests and stature, analysts say.

The World Health Organization Wednesday said the recommended amount of sugar consumed daily should be halved as it stepped up its battle against public health problems like obesity and tooth decay.

People who have outbursts of anger are at greater risk of having a heart attack or stroke in the two hours immediately after the episode, European researchers said Tuesday.

The big ears are not just for show. Elephants can tell whether a human poses a threat by listening to his voice and sussing out subtle clues about his age, gender and ethnicity, according to a study released Monday.

Out at sea, gentle waves provide power for thousands of homes. In cities, dance-floor moves generate electricity for nightclubs. In the countryside, hikers use leg power to recharge their phones.