As Damascus and other parts of Syria convulse in clashes and violence, one must wonder where Assad is and where can he go should he be able to flee the country.
Seven died and a further 34 were injured in the blast which ripped through the bus in the tourist town of Burgas, Bulgaria.
Crude oil prices advanced to a seven-week high Thursday, helped by firmer Asian stock markets and geopolitical tensions.
The top after-market Nasdaq gainers Wednesday were Mellanox Technologies Ltd, Complete Select Comfort Corp, Skyworks Solutions Inc, QUALCOMM Incorporated and QLogic Corporation. The top after-market Nasdaq losers were Diana Containerships Inc, Tudou Holdings Limited, Trius Therapeutics, Nanosphere Inc and Smart Balance Inc.
Israel accused Iran of carrying out a bomb attack that killed six people on a bus carrying Israeli tourists at a Bulgarian airport Wednesday, and vowed a stern response to Iranian terror.
The deaths of major Syrian military leaders in a spectacular strike on the capital are tipping the playing field, but don't expect the conflict to end anytime soon.
Christians in the Gaza Strip staged public protests earlier this week, claiming that five members of their small community had been kidnapped by Islamists with the intention of forcibly converting them to Islam.
The Syrian regime repeatedly thwarted efforts by Israel and European governments (including Germany, France and Austria) to extradite Brunner for decades, sometimes even denying he was in the country.
On Wednesday, opposition leader Shaul Mofaz called to end the polticial circus over whether, or when, ultra-Orthodox and Arab Israelis must serve in the military.
Jordan has taken all necessary measures to defend itself from a possible chemical weapons attack by its neighbor Syria, which is believed to have one of the biggest stockpiles in the world.
During her last visit in Israel as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton talked about Egypt but really thought about Iran. And made scant mention of the Palestinians, nowhere near as pressing an issue for America as the Arab Spring
The leader of the centrist Kadima, Shaul Mofaz, said he had no choice but to sever his party?s short-lived partnership with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?s Likud's party.
Ordinary Iranians are facing long food queues, spiraling inflation and the debilitating effects of Western sanctions on the country?s key oil sector.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged a commitment to work with Israel in order to stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
The family members of 24 prisoners were escorted by bus by the Israel Prisons Service to Ramun prison in southern Israel, about two hours away from Gaza, as part of a deal to end a months-long hunger strike among detainees.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Israel late Sunday for high-level talks with Israeli officials focusing on the course of political action in Egypt, Iran's alleged clandestine nuclear program and the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
The self-immolation of an Israeli man at a protest in Tel-Aviv on Saturday night sent immediate shockwaves across the country.
Israel is faced with a major water deficit, and it's investing in desalination to solve the problem -- but the country's big push for getting water from the sea is not without risks.
MI6 Chief John Sawers said that Iran is now two years away from developing nuclear weapons, and that his spy agency had prevented this from happening in 2008.
Hollywood heavyweight Will Smith is setting his sights on a big-screen version of Cain and Abel, the biblical tale of sibling rivalry between the two sons of Adam and Eve.
America's leading cyber warrior is distressed about a potentially grim future for cyber-security.
Reported incidents of discrimination by Apple Store employees against people of Iranian descent are increasing, raising the likelihood that what appeared to be a few cases of prejudice may turn into a legal and diplomatic scandal. Further, the company's virtual non-response to the reports exposes it to being played by Tehran, which has already become involved.
