Home » News » World

Israelis unsure of U.S. support

Joshua Mitnick

Obama seen by some as favoring Arab

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be in the United States this week, but he might not see President Obama.

Officials: 91 dead in El Salvador flooding
3 PM Diego Mendez ASSOCIATED PRESS
UPDATED: Three days of heavy rains in El Salvador touched off floods and slides that have killed at least 91 people, the government said Sunday. Continue reading »
Dalai Lama's Himalayan trip angers China
3 PM Muneeza Naqvi ASSOCIATED PRESS
Joyous Buddhist pilgrims welcomed the Dalai Lama back Sunday to the Himalayan town in which he first set foot five decades ago while fleeing Chinese rule in his native Tibet -- a rare trip close ... Continue reading »
Karzai vows to fight corruption
12 PM Robert H. Reid ASSOCIATED PRESS
Embattled Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration -- a demand made by Washington and its international partners Continue reading »
Iraqi parliament passes key election law
1 PM Qassim Abdul-Zahra ASSOCIATED PRESS
Iraq's parliament Sunday night passed a long-delayed law necessary to hold nationwide elections, in a process that has been intensely watched over fears the holdup could delay the January contests and possibly delay the planned ... Continue reading »
Suicide bomber kills anti-Taliban mayor
11 AM Riaz Khan ASSOCIATED PRESS
A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday in a crowded market in northwestern Pakistan, killing 12 people, including an anti-Taliban mayor who had formed a militia to fight the militants, officials said. Continue reading »