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 Israel reiterated on Friday its refusal to to extend curbs on settlement building that expire this month, despite US pressure…

Diyarbakir, Turkey--A landmine believed to have been planted by Kurdish rebels killed 10 people travelling in a minibus in southeastern…

A leading cleric at Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar Mosque on Wednesday applauded France's ban on the face veil worn by some…

SYDNEY -- Australian scientists said Monday they are working to develop "molecular sponges" that they hope will soak up carbon…

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Sunday he was concerned about "new dangers" in the Gulf, in an apparent allusion to…

Manama--Bahrain has charged 23 Shia activists with forming a "terror network" aimed at toppling the Sunni-dominated government, the official BNA…

Geneva--Six rich economies joined a website unveiled on Friday detailing pledges in short-term aid they made at last December's climate…

Lahore, Pakistan--The death toll from suicide attacks that targeted a busy procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore rose to…

Camp Ramadi, Iraq--US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that America's war in Iraq is over but admitted that the…

HEBRON, Palestinian Territories--Four Israelis, one of them a pregnant woman, were shot dead near the West Bank Jewish settlement of…