Israeli PM wants nonstop talks with Palestinians
JERUSALEM: Israel's prime minister challenged the Palestinian president to sit down with…
Violence shows Christian, Muslim split in Nigeria
LAGOS: Multiple explosions rocked a central Nigerian city, another bomb killed at…
Bombed Egypt church was listed as Qaeda target
By AFP DUBAI: An Al-Qaeda website had identified in December the church…
Azhar top cleric accuses Pope Benedict XVI of meddling
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt's top Muslim cleric on Sunday criticized Pope Benedict…
Obama to increase engagement with Africa in 2011
HONOLULU: President Barack Obama is quietly but strategically stepping up his outreach…
Pakistani government in dire straits as key party quits
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's prime minister, struggling to keep his party's grip on power,…
Kurdistan newspapers hit by lawsuit barrage
SULAIMANIYAH: Newspapers and journalists in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region have been bombarded…
Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian in West Bank
NABLUS: Israeli troops Sunday shot dead a Palestinian man at a checkpoint…
Iran Guards shoot down two ‘Western spy’ drones
TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards have shot down two "Western spy" drones in…
Afghan peace council to visit Pakistan
KABUL: Afghanistan's high peace council will hold talks with Pakistan's leadership as…