US navy ship steams into port where Russian troops stationed
The arrival of the USS Mount Whitney came as Moscow accused Dick Cheney of stoking tensions...
Rice primed for historic Libya visit
She will be the highest-ranking American official to visit the North African country in more than a half-century...
Greenspan: Don't use Fed as a 'magical piggy bank'
Greenspan says Congress needs to give the government new powers to handle troubled companies...
Sarkozy warns Iran it risks attack by Israel
The question is not whether it would be legitimate, whether it would be intelligent. What will we do at that moment?...
Abbas pledges to reach peace agreement with Israel by end '08
Olmert is interested in publishing a partial document outlining the clauses agreed upon thus far...
Barak warns against testing might of IDF
Hizbullah continues to rearm and gain strength in spite of UN Security Council Resolution 1701...
'June 4, 1967 lines non-negotiable'
Is the Syrian president really interested in the Golan Heights, or just in restoring ties between Damascus and Washington?...
Efforts to rebuild Biblical tomb desecrated by Arabs
Samaria Regional Council head Gershon Mesika is spearheading a political and financial effort to rebuild the tomb of the biblical figure Joseph...
EU gives blessing for Italy's Roma fingerprint scheme
Some critics of the move compared it to the policies of Benito Mussolini, the country's fascist leader during the Second World War...
EU ministers map out Georgia peace mission
The EU is keen to send over 200 personnel to Georgia under its European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) umbrella...
Assembly President urges stronger global cooperation to combat terrorism
It focuses on four main pillars of action: tackling the conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism; preventing and combating terrorism; building State capacity and bolstering the role of the UN...
Biblical scholars provide Pope with research, advice on Scriptures
The biblical commission has 20 members - currently 19 clerics and a German layman - usually appointed to two five-year terms...
Jordan prepares to prevent West Bank collapse
Separation of Jews and Arabs living in the West Bank by dividing sovereignty in the West Bank between Jordan and Israel appears to be the only face saving option for the Arabs...
Now terror subs prowl Caribbean
The Navy, in trolling for mini-submarines sometimes used to transport drugs, has discovered that some of them apparently are being operated by Hezbollah...
McCain's acceptance speech
We're dedicated to the proposition that all people are created equal and endowed by our Creator with inalienable rights...
Iranian TV goes ga-ga over Obama
They transferred control of the Al-Anbar province to the Iraqi government, on the first day of Ramadan...
Text: Palin's speech at Republican National Convention
The fact that drilling won't solve every problem is no excuse to do nothing at all...
Obama might pursue criminal charges against Bush
Congressional Democrats have issued a flurry of subpoenas this year to senior Bush administration aides...
Britons may be more vulnerable to Aids due to Roman invasion
They say a gene which helps make people less susceptible to HIV occurs in greater frequency in areas of Europe that the Roman Empire did not stretch to...
OPEC to pump record amounts as $109 oil stunts growth
The 13-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will reject calls from Venezuela and Iran to trim supplies at its Sept. 9 meeting in Vienna...