MOROCCO

A blazing heat wave, strong winds and low humidity have allowed forest fires to rage on Spain’s Canary Islands, forcing the evacuation of thousands and prompting foreign governments to issue travel warnings.

The men’s 1500m track and field final and the women's 200m hurdles final is set to start Tuesday afternoon Here is a preview of the race and how to watch it online.

Patrick Ramael, has tried detain Benslimane for the past five years, without success.

About 4,200 people died in traffic accidents in Morocco in 2011, a 12 percent jump from the prior year, according the nation?s equipment and transportation ministry.

A Holland America cruise ship with more than 1,500 gay travelers was turned away from a port in Morocco over the weekend in what was to be a historic trip to a Muslim country.

A former UK government drug adviser says emulating Dutch attitudes towards marijuana could reduce alcohol consumption rates.

It has been 18 months since the Arab Spring swept through the Middle East, and, while some nations have emerged with a renewed spirit, others have plunged into daily violence. Here's a country-by-country look at travel and tourism in the region as it stands now.

Chile, home to immense natural beauty from lakes to parks to beaches, can now add another appeal to its two million tourists annually with the Guinness World Record holder of the world's largest pool, The Crystal Lagoon at the San Alfonso Del Mar Resort. Larger than 20 Olympic-sized pools, the man-made Crystal Lagoon stretches for more than a half-mile -- 3,323 feet to be exact -- in the city of Algarrobo and holds 66 million gallons of water according to its owners, the Crystal Lagoons Corpo...

A Moroccan woman was reportedly stripped off her cloths in broad daylight after an ultra-conservative Islamist sect deemed her attire to be too revealing and not in line with religious code of conduct in the country.

A Morocco immigrant attacked his sister-in-law for taking his wife to the beach. He was enraged because she dared to take his wife on the beach trip without his permission, a court heard on Tuesday. Ismail Belghar allegedly slapped Canan Kokden across her face, called her a 'slut' and held her over a car park railing when he noticed his wife Hanife Kokden's sunburned shoulders.

Ernst & Young projects that by 2015, money flowing to Africa will reach $150 billion, which will create 350,000 new jobs annually.

The Libyan National Transitional Council bans religious political parties before elections in June, angering the Muslim Brotherhood

British police are still hoping to find Madeline McCann alive after reviewing 40, 000 pieces of evidence that turned up 195 new investigative leads in the missing girl's case.

The Marine Corps. has identified the two Marines killed in the crash of an MV-22 Osprey in Morocco on Wednesday, as Cpls. Robby Reyes and Derek Kerns.

The saga of French Muslims took an ugly turn earlier this month when Islamic militant Mohamed Merah was identified as the gunman in mass killings in Toulouse that appeared to have been driven by bias.

Ahead of next month's French presidential election, incumbent president Nicolas Sarkozy has already complained that there are too many immigrants in France.

Protests erupted across Spain over the weekend amid plans to let petrol firm Repsol drill for oil off the Canary Islands, which locals say threatens tourism and wildlife.

The Middle East saw a nearly 50 spike rise in executions during a year of widespread turmoil and revolutions.

Germany's Pirate Party won four seats in the Saarland state parliament on Monday. The new party took an impressive 7.4 percent despite only having three months to prepare for the snap elections.

Much of the Algerian public remains burdened by poverty, high unemployment, poor public services and entrenched government corruption.

Libya is also seeking his extradition.