JERUSALEM- Israel said on Monday that it has authorised a visit to the Gaza Strip by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton through its territory. The...

UNITED NATIONS - The UN Security Council Monday hailed parliamentary elections in Iraq as an "important step" toward strengthening the country's national unity and slammed violent attempts to disrupt...

JERUSALEM - The Arab co-director of an Israeli film nominated for an Academy Award has scandalised the Jewish state by saying that he does not see himself as representing the country at Sunday...

HELSINKI- The Nordic countries, widely considered world leaders in gender equality, are failing to combat sexual violence, Amnesty International said Monday, singling out Finland as the worst...

BAGHDAD, Rory Mulholland - Rachida Dati, the first Muslim woman to hold a top job in the French government, brought a touch of Parisian glamour on Saturday to Iraq's elections with a stroll along the...

JERUSALEM- Around 3,000 Israeli protesters, including some Palestinians, rallied on Saturday against Jewish settlements in an Arab quarter of east Jerusalem. The protesters, among them peace...

LONDON, Alice Ritchie- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown defended his role in the 2003 Iraq war Friday, telling a public inquiry it was "the right decision" and rejecting claims he denied funds for...

WASHINGTON, Shaun Tandon - The White House will need weeks to decide on the trial of the September 11 plotters, an official said Friday, after its plans for a military tribunal triggered a strong...

WASHINGTON, Christophe Schmidt - With new indirect Middle East peace talks on the horizon in the coming days, the Obama administration is under pressure to bring the Palestinians and the Israelis...