JERUSALEM- Israel on Wednesday accused Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas of imposing "impossible" conditions for moving to direct peace talks. "The Palestinians have set three impossible...

MILAN- Milan Fashion Week will be true to its name, covering a full seven days in September instead of a frantic long weekend as it did in February after an agreement with top designers, organisers...

WASHINGTON, Karin Zeitvogel- Severely disabled people may soon be able to use their noses to write, drive a wheelchair or surf the Internet, thanks to a device developed and tested by doctors in...

KAMPALA, Aaron Maasho- Six months after reluctantly handing over the African Union presidency, Libya's maverick leader Moamer Kadhafi has tried once again to stamp his authority and his petrodollars...

OSLO- The Norwegian author of "The Bookseller of Kabul" has been ordered to pay damages to the wife of the real-life bookseller on which it was based, the author's lawyer said Saturday. The Oslo...

UNITED NATIONS- The United Nations said Friday that groups seeking to deliver aid to Gaza should do so by land, after Israel warned it would intercept two ships seeking to break a blockade of the...

CHICAGO, Dan Dorfman- Disgraced media mogul Conrad Black must remain in the United States after his release on a two-million-dollar bond until he provides more details of his financial assets, a...

SYDNEY- A reality TV cooking show which forced Australia's prime minister off a primetime slot for an election debate proved its popularity again Friday, outstripping the upcoming vote in...

HONG KONG- China's most famous blogger Han Han, praised for his searing critiques of corrupt officialdom and social issues, conceded Thursday that his biggest problems may be in the romance...