WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared to accept Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas's decision to step down in January at face value, saying Thursday she hoped to work with him in "any...

WASHINGTON- Seven US Senators on Thursday unveiled legislation to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a step perennially resisted by US presidents including Barack Obama. "It...

DUBAI - Former US president Bill Clinton warned of "dire consequences" if Palestinians do not believe that change is possible, in a speech to students at the American University of Dubai (AUD) on...

WASHINGTON- The US House of Representatives was on course Wednesday to vote this weekend on sweeping legislation to overhaul US health care, President Barack Obama's top domestic priority, officials...

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama and European Union leaders issued a joint call Tuesday on Iran to meet its international obligations, as pressure mounted on Tehran to accept a nuclear fuel...

WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives condemned Tuesday the UN Goldstone report as unfairly accusing Israel of committing war crimes in its 22-day war against Palestinian militants in Gaza....

UNITED NATIONS- UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged Israel to end its "provocative actions" in east Jerusalem and to abide by its commitments to freeze all settlement activity in the occupied West...

WASHINGTON- The White House denied Monday that swine flu vaccine was being sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, knocking down reports detainees would get shots in short supply for at-risk people in the...

VIENNA- World powers on Monday pressured Iran to accept a UN-brokered nuclear deal, with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying the country was at a "pivotal moment" to show it did not want to...