Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel touched the Western Wall on Tuesday in Jerusalem.
While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel remained likely to serve a third term, a surprise surge by a new centrist party indicated he would be under pressure to form a more moderate governing coalition.
Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia visited the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on what he called a humanitarian mission but Hamas said was a “declaration for breaking the Israeli siege on Gaza.”
A man inspected the charred remains of vehicles used by Islamist militants in Diabaly, about 275 miles from the Malian capital, Bamako, after a weeklong occupation came to an end.
Malian and French forces were reported in control of two important towns on Tuesday as the United States military said it had begun airlifting French troops and equipment to Mali’s capital.
The prime minister of Algeria said that the militants behind the kidnappings intended to kill all their captives and that the army saved many from death by attacking.
A Russian diplomat told the Interfax news service that around 100 Russians were leaving Syria as the government activates plans to remove its citizens from the conflict zone.
A member of Japan’s coalition government arrived in Beijing Tuesday to try to calm the escalating dispute between the two countries over contested islands in the East China Sea.
A series of attacks that left at least 24 Iraqis dead came as Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia claimed responsibility for the assassination of a Sunni lawmaker last week.
The Supreme Court has delayed until Wednesday a hearing on a petition to move the gang rape trial from New Delhi.
The prosecutors asked for a criminal inquiry into the head of Elstat, Greece’s statistical authority, and two of his subordinates, over claims that they manipulated budget figures.
In downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, the Kabul River is a dumping ground for much of the city’s trash and sewage, one part of the city’s pollution problem.
No scientific evidence supports persistent tales that the air in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, has the world’s highest level of feces.
A Taliban spokesman said that Prince Harry must have "mental problems," after the royal said that killing militants from an Apache helicopter was similar to playing video games.
Sergei Filin, who was severely burned last week when acid was thrown in his face, said he had asked the Bolshoi theater’s general director for protection after receiving threats but was refused.
King Abdullah II is relying on parliamentary elections on Wednesday to help quiet critics who see the voting as an effort to avoid handing over power.
A Canadian man on Tuesday opened fire in a central Philippine courtroom, killing two people in the latest of a series of high-profile shootings that have provoked calls for greater controls on gun ownership.
The 56-year-old woman said she was forced to transport $2.5 million worth of cocaine by a gang that threatened to hurt one of her children.
Government troops quelled a rebellion, but many analysts said it was only a matter of time before President Isaias Afwerki is overthrown.
A down-to-the-wire election has shaken up German politics, jeopardizing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s re-election chances in September.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is widely expected to win re-election, but some voters still say they are undecided and many lack enthusiasm for Israeli politics.
As Israel faces another election, television shows featuring political satire compete with traditional advertisements as vehicles to shape voter opinions.
A timeline of the crises unfolding in Mali and Algeria, which have raised the possibility of drawing an increasing number of foreign countries into direct involvement.
The location of the In Amenas gas plant, the fourth-largest gas development in Algeria, where kidnappings took place on Wednesday.
As the son of Spaniards who moved to find work, Samuel Aranda knows the sacrifices parents make for a better life. For Africans in Yemen whom he has photographed, it's a tough way station.
Muhammad Tahir-ul Qadri, a Pakistani preacher, emerged on the country’s political scene, leading huge protests in Islamabad. After days of standoffs, he reached a symbolic deal with the government.
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Bureaucracy in the more mainstream funding channels and a weakening commitment to human rights at the European Council mean that hopes are high for a new body aimed at promoting democracy.
As Israelis vote, Obama must not give up on the stalled peace process.
Is China becoming more of a competitive challenge to the United States, Europe and Japan through its rapid expansion of education?
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