There was much talk of ‘hope’ as the Palestinian flag was raised for the first time over the United Nations. Hope for what, though, was up in the air.
Netanyahu condemned US nuclear talks with Iran, but Obama hit back at his empty rhetoric.
Karl Durkheimer’s gun shop enjoyed record sales of semi-automatic firearms — "modern sporting rifles", as he calls them — and handguns last weekend.
A group of Nobel Peace Prize winners, prominent artists and activists has issued a call for an international military boycott of Israel.
Although Hamas leadership is in hiding, Israel’s missiles have failed to obliterate its authority, writes Chris McGreal in Beit Lahiya.
Frederick Humphries has lived up to his deadly reputation by setting in motion the investigation that brought down David Petraeus as CIA director.
Sikhs in Wisconsin in the US have been routinely abused and taunted before the temple shooting. Chris McGreal reports.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been lambasted for his embarrassing gaffes during his visit to the United Kingdom.
Romney arrived in London pursued by calls to use this overseas tour to define a foreign policy that amounts to more than criticising the president.
The head of the US war crimes office has warned Rwanda’s leaders they could face prosecution for arming groups responsible for atrocities in the DRC.
A survey of global opinion about Obama shows large numbers of non-Americans feel badly let down by the man awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009.
Mitt Romney’s decisive victories in three Republican presidential primaries have positioned him to try and knock Rick Santorum out of the contest.
The two countries with the world’s largest economies must co-exist in a relationship and despite their frosty relationship, the future is promising.
US officials say the embargoes against Iran are doomed to fail and are now just a means to delay an attack by Israel on the country.
The US president has launched his first salvo in an election race marked by financial issues.
Republican candidates are gearing up for party nominations after Newt Gingrich’s sensational victory in South Carolina threw the race wide open.
Drug cartels kill thousands of police officers and civilians each year, but gun control remains lax.
The United States and Israel are expected to press for tougher sanctions against Tehran following a report by the United Nations’s nuclear watchdog.
Compromise would see Mahmoud Abbas submit a letter to UN Security Council, which would then defer the vote until further talks.
The US would provoke an uproar among Muslims worldwide and further undermine its position in a changing Arab world if it again sides with Israel
