JERUSALEM, Haro Chakmakjian- Peace activists who in a party-like atmosphere put on a weekly show of support for evicted Palestinians near homes in annexed east Jerusalem often inspire scorn from...

RIYADH- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani held talks in Saudi Arabia on Sunday as politicians in Baghdad feuded over the formation of a new government following an indecisive March 7 general election....

JERUSALEM- A new Israeli military policy could see tens of thousands of people living in the occupied West Bank without permits deported or facing criminal charges, Israel's Haaretz newspaper said on...

CAIRO- Egyptians deported from Kuwait for attending a support meeting for former UN nuclear watchdog chief and Egyptian reformer Mohammed ElBaradei arrived at Cairo airport on Saturday. Kuwaiti...

VIENNA, Sim Wissgott- UN chief Ban Ki-moon called for more political will to tackle climate change and urged Israel once again to freeze settlements to revive Middle East peace talks, in an interview...

JERUSALEM- Human Rights Watch on Sunday urged the international community to demand accountability from both Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas for "serious violations" during the Gaza war....

WASHINGTON- The United States reiterated its call Friday for freedom of expression in Egypt following the arrests of reformists, ignoring calls from Cairo denouncing such statements as interfering in...

THE HAGUE- The acting registrar of the UN tribunal set up to try the suspected killers of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri will visit Beirut next week, the tribunal said Friday. Herman...

YOSEF KHEL, Charlotte McDonald-Gibson - It's not quite an Oscar-winning performance but Johnny Five gets the job done, scrambling down a rocky Afghan slope to plant explosives around a propane tank...