Hamas calls on Abbas to reject direct peace talks
GAZA CITY: Hamas on Tuesday warned Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas not to…
Sanctions-hit Iran defiant but ‘ready’ for nuclear talks
TEHRAN: Iran vowed on Tuesday to press ahead with its nuclear program…
Settlers, Palestinians wounded in West Bank clashes
BURIN: Four Israeli settlers and three Palestinians were wounded on Monday when…
Suspected Qaeda leader among nine dead in Yemen clashes
SANAA: Al-Qaeda militants in an off-road vehicle attacked a foreign-run oilfield in…
Israel to hit Lebanon if Hezbollah attacks, says defense minister
WASHINGTON: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak warned that Israel will strike directly…
Iran gives jail sentence to acclaimed journalist, says website
TEHRAN: Iran has sentenced award-winning journalist Emadeddin Baghi to a year in…
Grieving German town seeks answers on stampede
"Why?". A single word on a small white board amid hundreds of…
Israel’s Barak heads to Washington for top-level talks
JERUSALEM: Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak left on Monday for a working…
Sarkozy vows revenge after Al-Qaeda kills hostage
PARIS: President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed Monday that France would avenge the murder…
Warrant issued for Iran stoning woman’s lawyer, says opposition
TEHRAN: Iranian police have tried to execute an arrest warrant for the…