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Amos Oz heads field of Nobel literature candidates

Israeli writer Amos Oz is favorite to be picked for the 2009 Nobel literature prize next Thursday, but with the judging notoriously hard to predict, he is far from a safe bet.

U.N. rights body defers vote on Gaza war crime report

The United Nations put off taking action Friday on a U.N. report that accuses both Israel and Palestinian militants of war crimes in Gaza, after U.S. pressure aimed at getting the peace process back on track.

Video shows Israeli soldier well; prisoners freed

A two-minute video of an Israeli soldier held captive by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas for the past three years shows him healthy and coherent and speaking to the camera, Israeli officials said on Friday.

The Trial: Judge tackles Kafka archive nightmare

An Israeli court has stepped into a battle over a legacy that may include lost manuscripts of the great 20th century writer Franz Kafka, ordering an elderly heiress to open up a secret hoard of papers, Israel's Haaretz newspaper said Friday.

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Iran warns West against past mistakes

Iran said on Tuesday it would refuse to discuss a newly declared nuclear plant at forthcoming international talks and cautioned Western powers it could curb cooperation further if they repeated past mistakes.

Tehran students protest minister's visit: website

Iranian students chanted anti-government slogans to protest a minister's visit to their university in Tehran Tuesday, a reformist website reported.

Iran students hold anti-government protest: website

Students demonstrated at Tehran University against the government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday, a reformist website reported, more than three months after Iran's disputed presidential election.

Oil rises toward $67, eyes equities, Iran

Oil rose more than 1 percent toward $67 a barrel on Monday as U.S. equities jumped and news emerged that Iran was test-firing missiles.

Oil rises above $67, eyes equities, Iran

Oil rose nearly 2 percent above $67 a barrel on Monday as U.S. equities jumped and news emerged that Iran was test-firing missiles.

Oil edges above $66, eyeing dollar and equities

Oil edged above $66 a barrel on Monday, rebounding after an earlier decline which extended last week's 8.4 percent slide, as the dollar lost ground and stock markets moved higher.

Iran flexes muscle ahead of talks with major powers

Iran test-fired missiles on Monday which a commander said could reach any regional target, flexing its military muscle ahead of this week's crucial talks with major powers worried about Tehran's nuclear ambitions.

Oil trades near $66, eyeing dollar

Oil traded around $66 a barrel on Monday, steadying after an earlier decline which extended last week's 8.4 percent slide, as the U.S. dollar lost ground and stock markets moved higher.

Oil falls below $66, sluggish demand in focus

Oil fell below $66 a barrel on Monday, extending last week's 8.4 percent drop, as investors focused on high inventories and sluggish demand, shrugging off tension between Iran and the West.

Iran test-fires medium-range missiles: state TV

Iran has test-fired medium-range missiles, state TV reported on Monday, a day after the Islamic Republic's elite Revolutionary Guards launched short-range missiles as part of several days of war games.

Police contain riot at sensitive Jerusalem holy site

Israeli police fired tear-gas and stun grenades on Sunday to disperse some 150 Palestinians who began hurling stones as foreign tourists visited a sensitive religious site in the Old City.

Iran test-fires missiles amid nuclear tension

Iran test-fired missiles on Sunday to show it was prepared to head off any military threat, four days before the Islamic Republic is due to hold rare talks with world powers worried about its nuclear ambitions.

Could Israel strike Iran over nuclear concerns?

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Saturday a newly disclosed nuclear facility in Iran was proof the Islamic Republic was seeking nuclear weapons.

Palestinians want peace deal but don't reject Hamas

Most Palestinians who want a state of their own would like to achieve it through a peace deal with Israel but there is still substantial support for the Islamist Hamas group which favors resistance, according to a new opinion poll.

Netanyahu attacks Ahmadinejad's Holocaust denial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brandished at the U.N. on Thursday Nazi-era documents on the extermination of Jews, dramatically rebutting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's denial of the Holocaust.

All-round pessimism after dud Middle East summit

A cloud of pessimism is suffocating hopes that U.S. President Barack Obama can pull off a miracle in the Middle East by setting negotiations on course for rapid progress toward a comprehensive peace agreement.

Obama to world: U.S. can't fix it all alone

President Barack Obama pressed world leaders on Wednesday to help confront challenges ranging from the war in Afghanistan to nuclear standoffs with Iran and North Korea instead of expecting the United States to do it all alone.

Qaeda's Zawahri attacks Obama, Arabs in new video

Al Qaeda's number two Ayman al-Zawahri appeared on Wednesday in a new video marking the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, attacking Arab leaders and Barack Obama for their policies on Israel.

India increases security after Israel, Australia warnings

The government said on Tuesday it was increasing security to thwart possible militant strikes in the country days after Israel and Australia issued warnings to its citizens to avoid travelling to Indian cities.

How's Obama doing on world stage this week?

President Barack Obama is engaged in a week of diplomatic activities in New York and Pittsburgh to tackle many of the world's major challenges. How's he doing?

Obama star power faces new test at U.N meeting

U.S. President Barack Obama makes his United Nations debut on Wednesday, hoping his international star power can throw new muscle behind a policy agenda that is already struggling to deliver.

Al Qaeda releases new 9/11 video showing Zawahri

Al Qaeda's number two Ayman al-Zawahri appeared on Tuesday in an apparent new video marking the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States, according to the SITE Institute, a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring service.