Middle East negotiators agreed to keep talking, but the issue of West Bank settlements threatens to derail the negotiations.
Many Palestinian and Israeli commentators described this weeks talks in Washington as mere political theater.
Simon Wiesenthal, who ran a one-man Nazi-hunting operation, worked for Israels spy agency, a new biography claims.
The country, which had sought to show solidarity with Islamic groups and allow religious figures a greater role in public life, has recently reversed course.
The explosion, two days after another attack, killed at least 40 people, as militants intensify their campaign to destabilize the Pakistani government.
The country had refused in 2003 to let American troops pass through its borders on the way to Iraq.
The six-year trial involved charges of rape and abuse of 32 children and of running a pedophile ring at a state-run home for needy children in Lisbon.
Mexicos military says 25 suspects have been shot dead by soldiers in a gunbattle near the U.
A car rigged with explosives rammed into a police station in northern Tajikistan, killing two people and wounding at least 25 others in an apparent suicide attack, Tajik police officials said.
A major earthquake hit west of Christchurch early Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said.
With a jail sentence looming and vigilantes after him, the editor of Indonesias now-defunct Playboy magazine says he was never in the pornography business.
A bank official tried to calm fears of a meltdown at Kabul Bank, while depositors were unable to withdraw money.
North Koreas leader is to convene a ruling party meeting where it is expected that his son will be given an official post, a step on the road to leadership.
Just getting to work is an ordeal for staff members, who have also had to face chanting protesters in their emergency room.
Aid officials expected that number to rise in the four-day attack by Congolese and Rwandan rebels.
Valley of the Wolves: Palestine is built around the unsuccessful attempt in May by a six-boat Turkish flotilla to breach Israels naval blockade of Gaza.
Attackers smashed windows and damaged security cameras at the home of Mehdi Karroubi a day before a rally that the authorities worry might reignite antigovernment protests.
Thilo Sarrazin, a former official who has been criticized as espousing racist views, has set off a discussion about Germanys immigration policy.
The foreign secretary rejects speculation that he had a relationship with an aide, and focuses instead on his relationship with his wife.
Karel De Gucht, the European commissioner for trade, was accused on Friday of outrageous anti-Semitism after comments he made in an interview about Israels role in Middle East peace talks.
The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster and facing renewed militant violence.
A 75-mile jam between metropolitan Beijing and Inner Mongolia has caught national attention.
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The government of Abu Dhabi, with the help of a German consultant, is working on a plan to extend its emergency freshwater reserves from 48 hours to 90 days.
A judge will review if a government witness can testify in the trial of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, charged with plotting the 1998 bombings of two American embassies in East Africa.
Street markets remained closed early on Thursday and police mounted patrols after a suicide attack claimed 31 lives among a procession of Shiite Muslim worshippers.
As Slovakia held a day of mourning Thursday to honor the victims of Monday's violent rampage in the Slovak capital, Bratislava, a picture began to emerge of the killer.
In her bid to break a parliamentary deadlock, Prime Minister Julia Gillard won the tentative support of a key independent legislator from Tasmania.
Thirteen militant groups in Gaza vowed Thursday to step up attacks on Israeli targets to foil peace negotiations.
Labor Minister Éric Woerth conceded Thursday that he wrote a letter in 2007 to Nicolas Sarkozy pressing for a state award for his wifes future employer.
The United Nations panel is to examine documents from Turkey and Israel and deliver its first progress report in mid-September.
Five police officers were killed and four wounded by a roadside bomb while on patrol Wednesday evening in the southern town of Doncello, where leftist rebels are active.
Some veteran peace process practitioners say Israel and the Palestinians should first aim for a partial solution because the gaps between the positions are too wide.
Rwandan outrage over a report suggesting that its troops might have been responsible for genocide in Congo prompted the United Nations to delay the official release for a month.
Did the attack in northern Afghanistan hit a team of election campaign workers, including a parliamentary candidate, or a group connected with an Uzbek terrorist network?.
The show "Put Him in [Camp] Bucca" has drawn protests but has stayed on air throughout Ramadan, broadcasting pranks on Iraqi celebrities.
The third phase, from the end of 2016 to the end of 2020, is the "completion phase" by which time the Iraqi army will be a "real power," able to deal not only with internal, but also external threats.
In the Cemetery of the Martyrs of the Army of the Imam Mahdi, death is not mourned.
Cha Sa-soon, 69, has become a national symbol for perseverance in South Korea " and she can legally hit the road.
How a London paper listened in on the private voice mail messages of the rich and famous.
An easy-to-produce paste may help cure malnourishment around the world.
In war, emotions run high.
Ayman Oghanna vowed to quit photography if photos he took in Iraq didn't get out.
Pakistani coverage of a deadly attack on a Shiite protest in the city of Quetta and clashes in the aftermath between angry mourners and local police.
Pakistan's top diplomat in Britain suggested on Thursday that three of his nation's cricket stars, accused of agreeing to take part in a betting scam, were "innocent" victims of a plot against them.
Julian Assange, the founder of the whistle-blowing Web site WikiLeaks, called Sweden's investigation of him for suspected sexual misconduct "some kind of legal circus.
Britains Channel 4 News has provided The Lede with a live stream of its televised debate among the candidates to be the next leader of Britains opposition Labour Party.
The founders of Michigan Corps are appealing to the loyalties of Michiganders to give back to their state of origin as its economy struggles, in the same way expatriates invest in their original countries.
Lenders have become even less willing to part with their money, further crimping budgets and family spending.
The presidential race has turned into an audition for who could best handle a national economic emergency.
At issue is whether plaintiffs have the right to sue when the products that hurt them had met federal standards.
California legislative leaders and the governor have come to an agreement on the state budget, which is now roughly three months late.
After investigators said an engineer in last weeks collision had been texting on the job, regulators temporarily banned the use of all cellular devices by anyone at the controls of a moving train.
Democrats believe that a long list of Republican lawmakers with legal troubles makes it impossible for Republicans to gain much ground on the issues of ethics and good government.
The recommendations included a simpler application, Pell grant maximums linked to the consumer price index and federally financed college savings accounts for children in low-income families.
The blueprint would change the citys building codes to promote energy efficiency, and it calls for installing huge solar panels at municipal properties and building alternative fueling stations.
Treasury and Fed officials were discussing with leaders in Congress a plan for the government to buy up distressed mortgages.
A backlash against short sellers has begun, with regulators in the U.
The president spoke briefly on Thursday after remaining largely out of sight as Wall Street has become engulfed by a financial crisis.
Senator John McCains once easygoing if irreverent campaign presence " endearing to crowds, though often resulting in gaffes " has been put out to pasture.
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A Spanish-language Obama ad misrepresents John McCains record on the immigration issue and his relationship with Rush Limbaugh.
A privacy group filed a class-action lawsuit on Thursday seeking to halt what it describes as illegal surveillance of Americans telephone and Internet traffic.
Remnants of Hurricane Ike swept through the region on Sunday, bringing torrential downpours and strong winds.
As the veterans health system strains to handle a growing caseload, a move is under way in Congress to avoid yearly delays in financing that can hamper the medical care of the nations veterans.
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Flashing headlights and honking horns penetrated the early-morning sky as police officers and first responders led drivers in a slow procession across the new Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis.
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An Episcopal bishop, whose diocese is moving toward splitting from the national church, was ousted from ministry.
A man charged in the killings of four people who died during a June killing spree in Illinois and Missouri has been charged with murder in four more bludgeoning deaths.
Every year, an estimated 500,000 people trek to a lake to see a veritable carpet of carp, and the state has temporarily called off a plan to force people to stop feeding bread to the fish.