French agree to monitor Lebanese coast France's foreign minister said Thursday that France had agreed to a request from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to monitor sea lanes off Lebanon.
Iran test-fires 2,000-pound guided bomb Iran on Thursday ended its large-scale military exercises by test-firing a 2,000-pound guided bomb.
Popular opinion backs EU foreign minister post A majority of EU citizens are in favour of having a single EU foreign minister for the bloc.
Terror leader: Gaza preparing for war Local terror groups are working with Hizbullah to turn the Gaza Strip into the Palestinian version of southern Lebanon.
Call to World Jewry: Have You Heard of the Iranian Threat? Sha'ul Schiff, veteran columnist for Israel's daily HaTzofeh newspaper, makes an impassioned plea to world Jewry to wake up to.
Key Iran talks 'set for Saturday' EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana says his key nuclear talks with Iranian envoy Ali Larijani will now take place on Saturday.
Culture clashes expanding in Australia Question: How tolerant is Australia? Answer: Its tolerance is wearing thin. That's according to Sydney's highest rating breakfast show on 2GB radio.
The Evil You Know It's not hard to guess what CIS country the latest event in Georgia will have the greatest resonance in.
Iran's Leader Declares Intent To Speak at U.N. Diplomats at the United Nations were sent into disarray yesterday when President Ahmadinejad of Iran declared that he intended to attend the General Assembly of the world body on September 19.