Israeli Envoy: U.S. Ties in ‘Crisis of Historic Proportions’

Mar. 15 | U.S.-Israeli relations have hit a 35-year low over a contentious east Jerusalem building project that threatens to derail peacemaking efforts with the Palestinians, Israel’s envoy to Washington was quoted as saying Monday. Ambassador Michael Oren’s...

Clinton slams Israel on housing announcement

Mar. 12 | WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday delivered a stinging rebuke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his government’s announcement this week of new Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, calling it “a...

Rivals Israel, Syria Want to Build Nuclear Power Plants

Mar. 9 | PARIS — Mideast rivals Israel and Syria on Tuesday each announced ambitions to develop nuclear energy, with Israel facing the prospect that its plan could bring new attention to its secretive nuclear activities. The countries laid out their hopes...

Pakistan: American al-Qaida suspect caught

Mar. 8 | ISLAMABAD – An American member of al-Qaida was picked up in a raid in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, Pakistani officials said Monday, but reversed earlier assertions that the detained man was the terror network’s U.S.-born spokesman. They...

N. Korea: We’re Ready to ‘Blow Up’ U.S.

Mar. 8 | SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s army said Monday it is ready to “blow up” South Korea and the U.S., hours after the allies kicked off annual military drills that Pyongyang has slammed as a rehearsal for attack. South Korea and...

Strong Quake Shakes Turkey, at Least 57 Killed

Mar. 8 | ANKARA, Turkey — A strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 57 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages, an official said. The temblor struck six villages in Elazig province,...