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Kosovo celebrates its fourth anniversary of Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) on Feb. 17. Even after four years of its UDI, the Albanian majority country is still to make any head way towards development or in ensuring stability in the region. The biggest challenge it faces includes its conflict with Serbia, which don't recognize Kosovo's independence and the resistance from several of the European Union countries that oppose its inclusion in the Union.The territorial confl...

Hateful comments expressing relief that only Palestinians were killed in the school bus crash near Jerusalem Thursday appeared on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official Facebook page, following the incident.

Oil prices moved higher in Asian trade Friday as tension between Western countries and Iran continued to intensify.

In a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about the existing hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, American intelligence officials said it is unlikely that Iran will start military action against the U.S.

The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly ratcheted up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday by overwhelmingly approving a resolution that endorses an Arab League plan calling for him to step aside.

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There were a number of new developments in the ongoing Iran-Israel saga.

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Thai and Israeli officials believe the Iranians arrested for a series of blasts in Bangkok on Tuesday were plotting at attack Israeli diplomats.

Good 'ole Joe. You can always count on him to say what he shouldn't. Remember when the revolution was underway in Egypt? In stepped Joe to praise Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian dictator.

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Thursday Iran's announcement of new nuclear achievements was exaggerated and meant to fend off action against the Islamic republic.

Conflicting reports on whether or not Iran will terminate the supply of its crude to Europe before European Union sanctions become effective have come to the front fuelling the worries of possible risk of oil supply disruption.

Ziv Koren, an Israeli photojournalist who worked for Israeli Defense Forces and the Government Press, has been caught in the midst of a heated controversy over the photograph of a naked Ethiopian woman he uploaded on his Facebook page recently.

Two Iranians are in Thai custody charged with plotting Tuesday's bomb attacks in Bangkok.

Russia said global powers must work harder to win concessions from Iran over its nuclear program, warning that Tehran's desire for compromise is decreasing as it moves closer to being able to build atomic weapons.

Iran President President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has already asserted that Iran will never halt its uranium enrichment program.

An ancient goldmine discovered on a hill on the Gheralta plateau in northern Ethiopia is said to be the treasure trove of Queen of Sheba.

Thai investigators believe they have found a link between this week's bomb blasts in Bangkok and New Delhi, a senior security official said on Wednesday, two of three botched attacks Israel has blamed on Iran.

Iranian State television said a new generation of faster and more efficient uranium enrichment centrifuges will be unveiled on Wednesday, signaling that Tehran cares little for the international sanctions and that the country would go ahead with its nuclear plans defying all odds.

Syrian government forces launched an offensive on the city of Hama early on Wednesday, firing on residential neighborhoods from armored vehicles and mobile anti-aircraft guns, opposition activists said.

In an interesting development, prominent gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has signed a letter criticizing Israel -- celebrated for its gay-friendliness -- for 'Pinkwashing' or trying to project an image of a progressive state in its policies towards Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community.