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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuffed U.S. demands for a total West Bank settlement freeze on Monday, digging in his heels before a crucial meeting with Washington’s special Mideast envoy.
Netanyahu told parliament’s powerful...
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THE first formal talks between Iranian and American officials since the breaking of diplomatic relations almost 30 years ago have been given the go-ahead by President Barack Obama.
Despite warnings from Tehran that it will not negotiate on its nuclear...
BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) tops Fortune magazine’s list of the world’s 100 fastest-growing companies.
It is the first time that Fortune has opened its list of the top 100 fastest growing companies to businesses from around...
Senator Edward Kennedy, the liberal champion of the U.S. Senate who carried on the political legacy of his slain brothers, was buried on Saturday after four days of emotional tributes.
The man who President Barack Obama called the “greatest...
The United States and Cuba should show some flexibility and take steps to improve relations, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Friday during a weeklong trade mission to the island nation.
In October of 1997, a white-haired 63-year old Irishman named Sean Garland paid a visit to Moscow in the company of an acquaintance subsequently identified only by the initials “JM”. Garland was a self-proclaimed Marxist who dressed like a...
Manuel Zelaya’s chances of getting restored to the Honduran presidency become more distant with each passing week. Across Latin America, his allies and foes alike see a precedent being set.
It’s a glimmer of hope for the region’s...
The number of deliberate attacks against homosexual men in Iraq has risen precipitously this year at the hands of Iraqi militias and death squads, according to a report released today by an international human rights organization.
New York-based Human...
Shopkeepers in this pine-covered mountain region easily recite the list of “protection” fees they pay to La Familia drug cartel to stay in business: 100 pesos a month for a stall in a street market, 30,000 pesos for an auto dealership or...
Rep. David Scott’s staff arrived at his Smyrna, Georgia, office to find the Nazi symbol emblazoned on a sign bearing the politician’s name. The vandalism occurred roughly a week after Mr Scott was involved in a confrontational argument over...
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