In Jordan, Women Fight for Full Citizenship Rights

A new coalition is fighting to give women in Jordan the right to pass on their citizenship to their children.

US to Provide $100M in New Syria Aid

ROME (AP) — The Obama administration is providing $100 million in new Syria aid, U.S. officials said Wednesday, but the money is for humanitarian purposes only...

AP Source: Rutgers, Eddie Jordan reach agreement

A person familiar with the situation told The AP that Los Angeles Lakers assistant Eddie Jordan has reached a tentative agreement to take over as coach.

Assad Accuses West of Backing Al-Qaeda in Syria

(BEIRUT) — Syria's president accused the West on Wednesday of backing al-Qaeda in his country's civil war, warning it will pay a price "in the heart" of Europe...

Jordan Aid to Rebels Raises Tensions With Syria

(AMMAN, Jordan) — Jordan tightened security along its border with Syria, doubling the number of soldiers as President Bashar Assad's regime warned Thursday the...

U.S., Canada, Jordan, Boycott U.N. Meeting on Justice

(UNITED NATIONS) — Barred from speaking at a U.N. meeting on international criminal justice, Bosnian activist Munira Subasic, who lost 22 close family members in...

Will Syria’s Refugee Crisis Drain Jordan Off Its Water?

Now that spring has arrived in the Middle East, Syria’s estimated 1.2 million refugees in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan can hope for relief from the snow, the rain...

Syrian Rebels Set Their Sights on Strategic South

(BEIRUT) — Syrian rebels captured a military base in the south on Wednesday and set their sights on seizing control of a strategically important region along the...

Officials: Arms Shipments Rise to Syrian Rebels

(AMMAN, Jordan) — Mideast powers opposed to President Bashar Assad have dramatically stepped up weapons supplies to Syrian rebels in coordination with the U.S...

Officials: U.S. Training Syrian Forces in Jordan

(WASHINGTON) — The United States is training secular Syrian fighters in Jordan in a bid to bolster forces battling President Bashar Assad's regime and stem the...

Jordan: Desert Patrol Force to Cordon Refugee Camp

(AMMAN, Jordan) — A Jordanian official says the kingdom's desert patrol force is putting a cordon around a sprawling desert camp that houses over 100,000 Syrian...

Jordan King Says Assad Days Numbered

(AMMAN, Jordan) -- Jordan's king is warning a jihadist state could emerge on his northern border in Syria with Islamic extremists trying to establish a foothold...

Obama in Israel for First Trip as President

(TEL AVIV, Israel) -- President Barack Obama is opening his first trip to Israel since taking office. Air Force One touched down in Tel Aviv early Wednesday...

Jordan: 15 Killed in Bus Accident

(AMMAN, Jordan) — Jordan says a bus carrying Palestinian pilgrims has overturned and crashed into a trailer on a highway near the Israeli border, killing 15...

Jordan’s Parliament Chooses PM For First Time

(AMMAN, Jordan) — Jordan's parliament voted Saturday for the monarchy's caretaker prime minister to form a new Cabinet, the first time in the country's history...

U.S. Official: Bin Laden Spokesman Caught in Jordan

(WASHINGTON) — Osama bin Laden's spokesman and son-in-law has been captured by the United States, officials said Thursday, in what a senior congressman called a...

Here’s the Best Alley-Oop of the NBA Season

Here's the video of DeAndre Jordan and Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers teaming up for the year's best slam.

Michael Jordan Targeted in Ga. Paternity Suit

(ATLANTA) — An Atlanta woman has filed a lawsuit saying basketball Hall of Famer and Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan is the father of her 16-year-old son...

Jordan Sees New Surge in Syrians Fleeing Civil War

(AMMAN, Jordan) — A Jordanian official says there is a new surge in Syrians fleeing across the border to Jordan as fighting intensifies in southern Syria. A...

How LeBron James Is Crashing Michael Jordan’s 50th Birthday

The Miami Heat star is on a record-breaking streak of efficiency. As the game's greatest player turns 50, it's fair to wonder: will LeBron eventually eclipse...