Romney praised Israel's "economic vitality" by comparing it to the Palestinian Authority, a comment that quickly elicited criticism for comparing a powerful Middle Eastern state to a population that has been living for years under a blockade.
Angelo Young
Jul 30, 2012
Mitt Romney caused a scandal before his first diplomatic trip to London when he referred to the preparation for the Olympic Games as “disconcerting.”
Tom Herrmann
Jul 26, 2012
A group of men deployed by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan to help stop crime in Chicago is a welcomed initiative by the city's first Jewish Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Laura Matthews
Jul 26, 2012
As the Olympic Games draw near, Brits are excited to be at the center of the global event. Despite the public's enthusiasm, police are threatening remove any graffiti related to the Olympics. This includes works by Banksy, the notorious U.K. graffiti artist.
Justine Ashley Costanza
Jul 26, 2012
Top foreign policy advisers for the Obama and Romney campaigns laid out contrasting visions during a Tuesday debate at the Brookings Institution, dueling on issues ranging from America's role in Syria to a new era in relations with Russia.
Jeremy White
Jul 25, 2012
Syria is one of the few countries on the planet to have a large stockpile of some of the deadliest substances known to man. What's it doing with them now?
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 25, 2012
Mahmoud Abu Ghanima lost his legs in a drone missile attack, but that hasn't stopped him from pursuing Olympic dreams -- while his fellow Palestinian athletes seek glory in London for a country that does not quite exist
Gabriele Barbati
Jul 25, 2012
The Wisconsin governor joined the growing chorus of Republicans urging Mitt Romney to take a more forceful stand, saying the presumptive Republican nominee's campaign has been overly cautious.
Jeremy White
Jul 25, 2012
Thirty years ago (ironically, about the same time Mubarak seized power in Egypt), the Taiwanese initiated the path towards forming a democratic state.
Palash Ghosh
Jul 25, 2012
As non-Persians, they have long faced discrimination, particularly with respect to employment, housing, and civil rights.
Palash Ghosh
Jul 24, 2012
The Syrian army's response to the rebel siege of Damascus has created military-control vacuums in other parts of the country that have been exploited by rebel forces.
Angelo Young
Jul 24, 2012
A fancy new aircraft upgrade for the Marines is causing a backlash in Japan and exposing years of tensions over U.S. forces in the country.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jul 23, 2012
Despite the wave of self-immolation, protest leaders and opposition party officials, who are supporters of the J14 movement, are trying to prevent further Silman copy-cats.
Daniel Tovrov
Jul 23, 2012
Romney can invoke anemic monthly job numbers to contend that Obama's domestic policies have failed. But he faces a more difficult task in critiquing how the Obama administration's policies have unfolded outside of America's borders.
Jeremy White
Jul 23, 2012
The Syrian government for the first time acknowledged Monday it has chemical and biological weapons and that it would use them to repel any foreign attack.
Angelo Young
Jul 23, 2012
Prominent journalist and political writer Alexander Cockburn died in Germany on Saturday, according to his friend Jeffery St. Clair. Cockburn, 71, had been battling cancer for a couple of years.
Eric Brown
Jul 21, 2012
Nasrallah – who finds himself increasingly isolated in the Middle East – must realize that Wednesday’s bombing in Damascus which killed three of Assad’s top lieutenants, poses grave danger to his organization.
Palash Ghosh
Jul 20, 2012
The 2012 Olympics are finally at hand, after four long years of training and anticipation by the world's best athletes and fans of sport from every corner of the globe.
Connor Adams Sheets
Jul 20, 2012
Bulgaria is a surprisingly popular destination for Israeli travelers.
Jacey Fortin
Jul 20, 2012
The German lower house of parliament passed a resolution Thursday to protect the rights of Muslim and Jewish parents to have their sons circumcised, after a German court banned the practice in a ruling on June 26, drawing severe criticism from the religious groups.
Amrutha Gayathri
Jul 20, 2012
U.S. officials said Thursday the suicide bomber responsible for a deadly attack on Israeli vacationers in Bulgaria was a member of a Hezbollah cell that was operating in the country and looking for such targets, backing Israel’s assertions.
Eric Linton
Jul 19, 2012
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.
Palash Ghosh
Jul 19, 2012