In a sign the Foreign Ministry may be switching its focus from dealing primarily with the Palestinians to more "classic" functions involving the rest of the world, Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon will travel to South America next week to attend the meeting of the Organization of American States.
The UN Security Council unanimously condemned North Korea last night for carrying out a powerful underground nuclear test. It appeared paralysed on whether to impose further sanctions on the communist regime.
Far-right-wing vigilantes burned a makeshift mosque in Athens over the weekend after Muslim immigrants in Athens attacked police with rocks and bottles over an incident in which a policeman reportedly defaced a Koran.
Battered Taliban stop fighting in Swat capital
The UN Security Council was in emergency session tonight after North Korea carried out a powerful underground nuclear test condemned by President Obama as a threat to world peace.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi stated on Monday that North Korea's nuclear test carried out earlier in the day was an "internal affair".
Creation of more Shariah courts across the country
Iran has sent six warships to international waters, including the Gulf of Aden, to display its ability to confront any foreign threats, its naval commander was quoted by a local news agency as saying on Monday.
Small Starbucks bomb causes panicked residents to flee
Palestinian Authority Muslims went on a rampage Sunday and desecrated 70 Christian graves two weeks after the pope praised efforts for a new PA state and tried to appease Muslim anger over previous disputes between the two religions.