Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on Thursday defended Israel’s decision to approve construction of 1,600 new housing units in East Jerusalem, saying sovereignty over the capital has never been negotiable and that Israel would not make any more concessions for peace.
The White House is pushing to strip out a number of “sweetheart” deals in the Senate bill as Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Democrats are unlikely to make the March 18 deadline set by President Obama for passage, an indication the House speaker doesn’t have the votes to pass it.
United States Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the status quo in Israel is not sustainable.
“The demographic realities make it difficult for Israel to be a Jewish homeland and a democratic country,” said Biden in a speech at Tel Aviv University. “The status quo is not sustainable.”
The former operations chief and second in command of the Afghan Taliban has been “singing like a male canary” since his arrest last month in Karachi, Pakistan, counterintelligence officials said Wednesday.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday that leading Gulf states appeared ready to use their clout to lobby China to support sanctions against Iran over its disputed nuclear program. ...
Santiago, Chile (CNN) — Three strong earthquakes rocked Chile on Thursday, causing significant damage in at least one city, the country’s newly inaugurated president said Thursday. ...
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Prosecutors said convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala used his camera to gain the trust of young women and now they fear photographs he snapped decades ago could contain images of more...
Even Mahmoud Abbas would have been hard put to dream up a greater victory for Palestinian diplomacy than the one handed to him Tuesday on a silver platter by the Israeli Interior Ministry. The condemnations have been...
Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking. ...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has ordered committee chairmen to postpone their hearings Thursday so lawmakers can meet to chart a course for one last sales job on President Obama’s signature health care overhaul. ...
(CNN) — A tornado watch was lifted for Arkansas early Thursday after a series of powerful tornadoes ripped through dozens of homes, critically injuring two people. ...
