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Jerusalem--The Israeli military says it has taken control of a boat carrying nine Jewish activists to the Gaza Strip without resistance.
Israel had promised to halt the Irene, which was trying to breach the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza.
Tuesday...
Somalia's prime minister resigned Tuesday after months of turmoil with the country's president, saying their infighting had become a "security vulnerability" in a country battling an Islamic insurgency and rampant piracy.
The...
Israel's foreign minister on Sunday called for redrawing the country's borders to exclude some Arab citizens, raising the explosive proposal just as new peace talks with the Palestinians struggle to get underway.
Foreign Minister Avigdor...
Amman, Jordan--The US Embassy in Jordan warned Americans Wednesday of a "possible imminent threat" in the country's Red Sea port of Aqaba and recommended avoiding the city for the next 48 hours.
However, Jordan tried to dampen fears of...
Tehran--The lawyer of an American woman cleared for release from an Iranian prison said Monday he is still waiting for word that the $500,000 bail has been paid.
Masoud Shafiei told The Associated Press that he has been in contact with the family of...
Jerusalem--Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the current restrictions on West Bank settlements will not remain in place, however there will still be some limits on construction.
Israel's ten-month slowdown on new housing starts in...
Egyptian police say a dispute between Moldovans and Bedouin traffickers demanding more money to take them to Israel has left one Bedouin dead.
Security officials say the Moldovans told police Saturday the Bedouins doubled the $1,000...
President Barack Obama is exhorting a Florida minister to "listen to those better angels" and call off his plan to engage in a Quran-burning protest this weekend.
Obama told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview aired...
Doha--Iran's president said Sunday that any Israeli attack against his nation would mean the destruction of the Jewish state.
The two nations have exchanged numerous threats and warnings in the confrontation over Iran's nuclear program,...
Egypt's most serious presidential challenger has accused President Hosni Mubarak's government of posting Facebook photos of his daughter in a swimsuit in an attempt to discredit him, a local newspaper reported on Saturday.
Mohammed ElBaradei...
