Euro area hits six year record in economic growth Eurozone countries have recorded the highest rate of economic growth for the past six years - 3.4 percent of GDP - in the first half of 2006.
Palestinian territories on brink of chaos Palestinian territories teetered on the brink of chaos Tuesday after unprecedented internecine violence between the ruling Hamas movement and President Mahmoud Abbas' party left 10 dead.
Al-Maliki intends to end sectarian rifts Iraq's prime minister has announced a plan to end the deepening divisions between Shia and Sunni parties in his government.
Report: Hamas weighing large-scale conflict with Israel Hamas has succeeded in smuggling "hundreds of tons" of weapons from Egypt into the Gaza Strip and is preparing for the possibility of launching a large-scale conflict with Israel.
Sukkot Extravaganza in Russia - and Israel Too Over 3,000 sets of Four Species for the Sukkot holiday are being sent, gratis, to Jewish communities all over Russia.
Iran newspaper: Gaza riots Zionist criminals' plot An editorial published in Iranian newspaper Jomhury-e Eslami on Tuesday blamed Israel and the West for the internal fighting in the Palestinian Authority.
Peace Now Report Shows Progress in Yesha, Despite All Tenders for nearly 1,000 housing units in Judea and Samaria have been announced so far this year.
Profile: Ban Ki-moon The case for South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to become the next UN Secretary General is founded, his supporters say.
EU heading for single UN seat, UN official says The UN's deputy secretary general believes the European Commission will in future represent the EU in the United Nations as the voice of the European bloc worldwide.