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Egypt must deal with Israel over Sinai action

The United States supports Egypt's recent military deployments to the Sinai Peninsula but said on Tuesday that Cairo ...

U.S. refuses to recognize diplomatic asylum of Wikileaks founder

The U.S. government on Friday (August 17) refused to recognize the diplomatic asylum that Ecuador granted to WikiLeaks ...

US warns nationals of risk of attacks in Lebanon

The United States warned Friday that its nationals face increased threats to their security in Lebanon, including the ...

US tells UN Chief that Iran Summit `strange`

The United States said Thursday that it told Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that an upcoming summit in Iran sent a ...

Cuba rejects US accusation of sponsoring terrorism

Cuba rejected the accusations of US State Department that the Caribbean nation sponsors terrorism, the official daily ...

Cuba offers to meet with longtime foe US

Cuba`s communist regime marked 59 years Thursday since the launch of the revolution that brought it to power, using ...

US calls on Iran to release "all political prisoners"

The United States called on Iran to "release all political prisoners" Wednesday, expressing concern for a Kurdish ...

18th Syrian general defects to Turkey: diplomat

A Syrian general and several soldiers crossed into Turkey on Monday, a Turkish diplomat told AFP, bringing the number ...

The Abbott Fund Announces $1 Million Partnership

- The Abbott Fund, the foundation of the global health care company Abbott (NYSE: ABT), today announced a partnership ...

Clinton in Egypt for first talks with new president Morsi

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Egypt on Saturday for talks with new President Mohamed Morsi, an AFP ...

OneVoice Activists Warn Against Report Promoting Settlement Expansion

- Dozens of OneVoice activists assembled outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv's Kiriya Complex on ...

Pakistani leaders meet on NATO blockade

Pakistan`s top civilian and military leaders met Tuesday to discuss whether to end a seven-month blockade of NATO ...

US condemns attack on pro-government broadcaster in Syria

The United States on Wednesday condemned the attack on a pro-government broadcaster in Syria, placing hope on an ...

Peres: Israel-Palestine must forget bitter past to achieve Mideast peace

Israeli President Shimon Peres Thursday urged Israel and its foes to put behind a bitter past and look to the future ...

Al Qaeda group says Obama, Clinton worth only chickens, camels

A Somali Islamist militant group is offering rewards of chickens and camels for information on the whereabouts of ...