Israel is to reneg on a commitment to release a fourth group of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, a move that delivers another blow to US-brokered peace talks. A senor Palestinian official, Jibril Rajub, told AFP on Friday that Israel had informed the Palestinians via American mediators that it would not abide by its commitment to release the...
LONDON -- Boris Berezovsky's death remains unexplained, a British coroner said Thursday, saying it wasn't possible to conclude beyond a reasonable doubt whether the self-exiled Russian tycoon and opponent of PresidentVladimir Putin was killed or committed suicide. The 67-year-old Berezovsky was...
March 27: King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia today appointed his half-brother Moqren bin Abdul Aziz as the next heir to the throne, paving the way for him to become a future king. The move was announced by a royal decree broadcast by state television channel Al-Ikhbariya. Under an irrevocable decree,...
WASHINGTON: Onetime economics professor and longtime nuclear strategist James R. Schlesinger was a political man for all seasons, holding a long string of Cabinet and other high-level posts through three administrations. He was hired — and dismissed — by presidents of both parties....
* Citigroup shares slump after Fed rejects capital plan * GDP grew 2.6 pct in Q4; jobless claims unexpectedly drop * BofA to pay $9.3 bln to settle mortgage bond claims * Indexes down: Dow 0.3 pct, S&P 0.3 pct, Nasdaq 0.4 pct (Updates to open, adds Morning NewsCall link) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A visibly energized President Barack Obama held a nearly hourlong audience with PopeFrancis at the Vatican on Thursday, expressing his great admiration for the pontiff and inviting him to visit the White House. Although Obama and the church remain deeply split over abortion and...
