Iraq prays as Al Qaeda threatens new offensive Iraqis headed to their mosques for the first weekly prayers of Ramadan Friday under a threat from Al Qaeda to step up attacks in the war-torn country.
Abbas, Mashaal to meet in unity talks Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is expected to hold talks with Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal on a proposed Hamas-Fatah government and the release of kidnapped Cpl. Gilad Shalit.
Rice to visit Mid-East for talks US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to travel to the Middle East next week to try to revive peace moves between Israel and the Palestinians.
'Settlements can't be evacuated' Vice Premier Shimon Peres said on Thursday that "the government cannot evacuate more settlements in Judea and Samaria."
Suicide bombers follow Quran, concludes Pentagon briefing With suicide bombings spreading from Iraq to Afghanistan, the Pentagon has tasked intelligence analysts to pinpoint what's driving Muslim after Muslim to do the unthinkable.
UN 'must drop' Darfur peace force Top UN officials say the world body must abandon efforts to pressure Sudan to accept UN peacekeepers in Darfur.
Iran rules out suspending nuclear activities Iran said Friday that there was no reason to suspend its nuclear activities.
Turkish PM rejects ceasefire call Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected a ceasefire call from jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan.
Hussein judge brother-in-law shot dead Gunmen in western Baghdad have shot dead the brother-in-law of the new chief judge in the Saddam Hussein trial.