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Israeli and Palestinian leaders launched their first direct negotiations in 20 months here Thursday, agreeing to meet every two weeks in a bid to settle core differences within a year.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas vowed to hold a second round of talks on September 14-15 in the Middle East, possibly in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
In opening some four hours of talks in Washington, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she understood the "suspicion and skepticism" leading up to the meetings.
A chartered jet with American, Russian and Canadian military officers aboard played the role of a hijacked plane in an unprecedented drill Monday as pursuing fighter plan...
Hurricane Alex ripped off roofs, caused severe flooding and forced thousands of people to flee coastal fishing villages before weakening to a tropical storm over northern...
The UN Security Council voted Wednesday on a fourth round of sanctions targeting Tehran. After months of intense negotiations, the UN strengthened its regime of military ...
On May 24 the entire Slavonic community commemorates Saints Cyril and Methodius and celebrates the Day of Slavic Writing and Culture. It is especially solemnly celebrated...
Prime Minister David Cameron's new government expects to raise around £9 billion, or about $13 billion, through a rise in payrolls tax ordered by the previous Labour gove...
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Friday proposed the deepest cuts to California's health and welfare programs since the state tumbled into recession nearly th...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is in Washington for a four-day visit to his government's leading backer, and the supplier of national security.
US President Barack Obama and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev signed a landmark treaty Thursday committing their nations to major nuclear arms cuts and boosting Obama's dr...
