WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Sunday that his government would not take part in Middle East peace talks with a Palestinian government backed by Islamist group Hamas. In an interview with CNN, ...

Today's Opinion page includes opposing views on last week's significant U.S. Supreme Court decision on a change to Michigan's constitution. Both, however, miss an important point. Columnist Charles Krauthammer supports the 6-2 ruling in Schuette v.

Today's Opinion page includes opposing views on last week's significant U.S. Supreme Court decision on a change to Michigan's constitution. Both, however, miss an important point. Columnist Charles Krauthammer supports the 6-2 ruling in Schuette v.

Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague says that a fresh round of sanctions on Russia will be an extension of existing measures, including travel bans and asset freezes on individuals. © AFP. Tweet · Reuters. LONDON — A fresh round of sanctions on ...

In its first two decades of freedom, South Africa has have moved closer to its dream of a united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous country - and "we must not deny or downplay these achievements, regardless of our political differences", ...

In its first two decades of freedom, South Africa has have moved closer to its dream of a united, non-racial, non-sexist, democratic and prosperous country - and "we must not deny or downplay these achievements, regardless of our political differences", ...

A file photo showsing South African President Nelson Mandela taking the oath 10 May 1994 during his inauguration at the Union Building in Pretoria. (WALTER DHLADHLA/AFP/Getty Images) | WALTER DHLADHLA via Getty Images. Share. Tweet. Email.

South Korea's prime minister resigned Sunday over the government's handling of a deadly ferry sinking, blaming "deep-rooted evils" in society for a tragedy that has left more than 300 people dead or missing and led to widespread shame, fury and ...

Pope Francis declared Popes John XXIII and John Paul II saints before some 800,000 people on Sunday in an unprecedented ceremony made even more historic by the presence of emeritus Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square. Never before have a ...

The head of the international organisation overseeing the elimination of Syria's chemical weapons says Damascus still holds 8% of its chemical arsenal. Sigrid Kaag was speaking just hours before a midnight deadline for the Syrian government to hand over ...

Tuesday night: Meeting of the Palestinian and Israeli negotiating teams along with the American mediators. For the first time in a long time, the atmosphere was excellent. New solutions were proposed for old problems and the word “breakthrough” was ...

George Clooney appears to be off the market, ladies! All it took was the right woman ... the right tall, gorgeous, brainy, accomplished, altruistic, multilingual and well-traveled woman — a British human rights lawyer named Amal Alamuddin, whom Clooney has ...

George Clooney appears to be off the market, ladies! All it took was the right woman ... the right tall, gorgeous, brainy, accomplished, altruistic, multilingual and well-traveled woman — a British human rights lawyer named Amal Alamuddin, whom Clooney has ...

Pope Francis declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints on Sunday before hundreds of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square, an unprecedented ceremony made even more historic by the presence of retired Pope Benedict XVI.

South Korea's prime minister resigns over his government s response to the ferry disaster in which more than 300 people have died or are missing, presumed dead. South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won (picture: Getty). Prime Minister Chung ...

By Karin Laub. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday called the Holocaust “the most heinous crime” of modern history and expressed his sympathy for the victims, a rare acknowledgment by an Arab leader of Jewish suffering during the Nazi ...

One of the international observers detained by pro-Russian separatists in the east Ukrainian city of Slovyansk said on Sunday all in the group were in good health, but he added they have been given no indication when they might go free. Live blog: Ukraine in ...

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Youkyung Lee. Jindo, South Korea – South Korea's prime minister resigned Sunday over the government's handling of a ferry sinking that has left more than 300 people dead or missing and led to widespread shame, fury and ...

KUALA LUMPUR – President Obama today defended new sanctions on Russia, expected as early as Monday, that stop short of striking hard at entire sectors of Russian President Vladimir Putin's economy. He said the measures targeting Putin's billionaire ...

Computerworld - Apple on Friday confirmed that some iPhone 5 smartphones have defective sleep/wake/power buttons and kicked off a free component replacement program in the U.S. and Canada. The sleep/wake/power button is on the upper-right top of ...