A Mauritanian court sentenced three Al-Qaeda members to death on Tuesday for the 2007 murder of four French tourists, who responded with threats against France and its president.

A Mauritanian court on Tuesday sentenced three young Al-Qaeda members to death for the 2007 murders of four French tourists, as cries of "Allah Akbar" (God is great) rang out in the courtroom.

A Mauritanian court on Tuesday sentenced three young Al-Qaeda members to death for the murder of four French tourists in 2007 in the south of the country.

AP Interview: ICANN chief says non-Latin character Internet domains key to globalizing the Web. The use of non-Latin characters in Internet addresses is a key step to opening up the Web and making it more "personalized" for billions of users, the head of the nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses said Monday.

By Western standards it's tame, with no nudity, no sex and mostly text. Yet a new gay Moroccan Internet magazine may test the limits in a country where homosexuality is taboo.

By Western standards it's tame, with no nudity, no sex and mostly text. Yet a new gay Moroccan Internet magazine may test the limits in a country where homosexuality is taboo.

The Algerian army has killed three armed Islamic militants in the east of the country, Algerian newspapers reported on Saturday.

Pakistan's ambassador to Tehran was injured and taken to hospital on Tuesday when his car was attacked by an Afghan, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman told state-run Arabic language Al-Alam television.

Internet addresses written in Arabic are making history as the first online domains in non-Latin characters, with Chinese and Thai expected to follow close behind.

Internet addresses written in Arabic are making history as the first online domains in non-Latin characters, with Chinese and Thai expected to follow close behind.

Internet addresses written in Arabic were live on the Internet on Thursday, making history as the first online domains in non-Latin characters.

Summary Box: Internet addresses in Arabic activated; first with non-Latin characters. THE MILESTONE: For the first time since the Internet domain name system was created in the 1980s, suffixes in non-Latin characters are possible.

Internet addresses in Arabic activated for Egypt, Arabia, UAE; first with non-Latin characters. Three Mideast countries have become the first to get Internet addresses entirely in non-Latin characters.

Kuwaiti Arabic-language newspaper Awan announced on Monday it was closing due to economic difficulties after almost 30 months of publication.

Mauritania's ruling Coalition of Parties of the Majority (CPM) has accused the opposition of whipping up ethnic tension after violent clashes between Moor and non-Moorish students.

CAIRO (Reuters) - The further integration of Arabic language capabilities in internet and other technological architecture will grant millions access to the digital world, Microsoft and Google executives said.

Internet agency gives preliminary nod to domains for Jordan in Arabic. Jordan is the latest country to win preliminary approval for Internet addresses written entirely in its native script.

After using enhanced diplomacy and trade to bolster ties with Middle Eastern neighbours, Turkey now has a new weapon to seduce the Arab world: a state television channel in Arabic accessible to more than 300 million Arabic speakers.

Glance: Status of Internet suffixes in non-Latin scripts. Status of Internet suffixes in non-Latin scripts:

Tucked in a tiny village, the small wooden building looks just like any other house of worship dotted across the Polish countryside.