President Obama, on his first official visit to the Holy Land, went out of his way to assure Israel its bond with the U.S. is as solid as ever.
An alleged, but unconfirmed, chemical weapons attack in Syria on Tuesday has the world wondering if a red line has been crossed.
Israelis have been campaigning to have convicted spy Pollard, currently in a U.S. prison, deported to Israel. He's unlikely to be released.
A runner died of a heart attack after running in the Barcelona Marathon on Sunday, according to reports, due to sweltering-hot temperatures.
To mark the two-year anniversary of Syria's civil war that began on March 15, 2011, here’s a look at some of the conflict's statistics.
In a recent interview, President Barack Obama fantasized about wearing a fake mustache, just "hanging out."
Cardinal Bergoglio was hailed for good relations with the Jewish community of Argentina, the largest in Latin America.
Italian authorities claim that since the alleged murders took place in international waters, the marines should face trial in Italy.
Among the many dignitaries Obama will meet on his trip to Israel will be the first Ethiopian-born Miss Israel.
Venezuela is setting up a government inquiry to investigate suspicions of foul play shrouding the death of President Hugo Chavez.
Any film about a subject as contentious as Kashmir is bound to cause controversy.
It costs $10 billion. It may bring peace, or environmental disaster. It involves the thorniest issue in the Middle East: water.
Israel's Mission to the UN hosted Israeli-Iranian singer Rita in concert. What ensued was extremely unusual for a buttoned-down diplomatic seat.
A band of Syrian rebels have released a video in which they claim to have kidnapped 20 UN peacekeepers near the area controlled by Israel.
The new Pentagon chief's first meeting with a foreign counterpart since taking office was all hugs and smiles.
Historical accounts suggest that as many as 200,000 Jews fled Spain begin in 1492, and principally migrated to North Africa and Turkey.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned: "Too many of our higher education institutions are simply not up to the mark."
Chavez left behind a wealth of bizarre and often humorous quotes.
The president wants a Democrat-controlled U.S. House in 2014. That may be getting in the way of solving the sequester crisis.
Weeks ahead of Passover, locusts have returned in full force to Egypt, providing Twitter with many disgusting pictures to share.
A newly elected Obama chose to go tough on Israel in 2009, hoping it would work. A new book reveals how that idea backfired on the White House.
Among active world leaders, only Israel's Shimon Peres is older than Robert Mugabe.