
AP Interview: Peres, at 90, still going strong
As Shimon Peres turns 90, the indefatigable Israeli president is doing what he has always done: looking ahead, preparing for the next challenge and ...

Bill Clinton: Israel must make peace to survive
Former President Bill Clinton urged Israel to make peace with Palestinians in order to survive as a Jewish and democratic state at a conference Monday ...

Hamas urges former ally Hezbollah to leave Syria
The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday urged Lebanon's Hezbollah militia to withdraw its fighters from Syria and accused it of stoking ...

Syria lashes out at Egypt decision to sever ties
Syria said Sunday that Egypt's decision to cut diplomatic ties with his country is "irresponsible," accusing its president of fueling sectarian ...
UN chief concerned over Israeli settlements
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern Friday over Israel's latest announcement on going ahead with plans to build more than 1,000 homes ...

Israel moving ahead with new settler housing
Israel is moving forward with plans to build more than 1,000 homes in two small isolated Jewish settlements deep in the West Bank, a spokesman said ...

Gaza suffers drop in foreign aid over Syrian war
A refugee from Syria recently opened a bakery here, drawing long lines of customers eager to taste meat and cheese pastries with the special flavors ...

AP Interview: Bleak outlook for West Bank economy
The Palestinians this week replaced one internationally respected, U.S.-trained economist with another in hopes of solving long-running problems in ...

Protest crackdowns test Obama ties with Turkish PM
Government crackdowns against protesters in Turkey could test the close ties between President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ...

AP Interview: Wieseltier fears for Israel's future
Leon Wieseltier has long maintained a close relationship with the state of Israel. But the Jewish-American author now fears the country's survival may ...

Japanese troops head to Calif. beach for training
Japanese troops will converge on California's southern coast in the next two weeks as part of a military exercise with U.S. troops aimed at improving ...

Israeli figures show spike in settlement starts
Official Israeli figures show housing starts in West Bank settlements rose significantly in the first three months of 2013 compared to the same period ...

Iraqi PM visits Kurdish north, hoping to mend ties
Iraq's prime minister on Sunday made a rare visit to the country's self-ruled northern Kurdish region in a bid to melt the ice between the Kurds and ...

Netanyahu cool to Arab initiative
Israel's prime minister on Wednesday gave a cool reception to a renewed peace offer from the Arab world, in a fresh sign of trouble for U.S.

Israel leads global drone exports as demand grows
In an expansive hangar in central Israel, workers toil on one of the world's most contentious aircraft, fitting dozens of drones with advanced ...

Palestinians to pursue Israel at UN if talks fail
With no signs of progress in U.S attempts to restart peace talks with Israel, the chief Palestinian negotiator said Tuesday that the West Bank ...
Officials: Kerry returning to Mideast next week
Secretary of State John Kerry is returning to the Middle East next week in another bid to revitalize peace hopes, officials said Monday, with the ...
African warlord Kony poaching elephants to survive
Members of a militia run by fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony are killing elephants across Central Africa to support Kony's struggling group, ...
Palestinian president appoints new prime minister
The Palestinian president on Sunday picked a little-known academic as his new prime minister, according to the official government news agency, ...

Holy Land archaeological treasure hurt by politics
The ancient town of Sebastia is one of the major archaeological sites of the Holy Land, with its overlapping layers of history dating back nearly ...

Guatemalan mine dispute militarizes region
The neighbors of the San Rafael silver mine no longer come out of their homes for fear of the machine-gun toting troops and police who man checkpoints ...

Colombian rebel rejects peace talks deadline
A leading peace negotiator of Colombia's main rebel group has rejected the government's insistence that talks wrap up by November ahead of national ...

Hacking overshadows closer US-China military ties
U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilon has pushed for stronger military relations with China as part of preparations for a summit next month ...
Fierce fighting between Sudan troops and rebels
Sudanese government troops clashed with rebels in the conflict-wracked state of Southern Kordofan near the border with South Sudan, and each side ...

AP Interview: Israel deputy FM proud to be settler
Zeev Elkin has faced a wave of criticism since he was made the de facto chief of Israel's Foreign Ministry two months ago: He isn't prepared for ...