Merkel Visits Erdogan Amid Concern Turkey Is Turning From EU German Chancellor Angela Merkel embarks on her first official visit to Turkey for talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan today.
Nato takes over Afghan security Nato has taken charge of Afghanistan's eastern provinces, which have been under the control of US forces since the Taleban were ousted five years ago.
Hanegbi: Disengagement was a mistake Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Tzahi Hanegbi (Kadima) said in an interview with Israel Radio Thursday afternoon that the disengagement from Gaza was a mistake.
Russia turns screw on Georgians Russia has ordered a crackdown on Georgian-owned businesses and tighter visa measures as part of the nations' escalating diplomatic dispute.
Report: Oil discovered in Dead Sea area Oil has been discovered in the Dead Sea area, Dr. Eli Tenenbaum, an official from Genco, the national company responsible for drilling in the region, reported on Wednesday.
Opec 'to cut oil production' Opec is considering holding an emergency meeting to discuss the possibility of cutting output, Nigeria's oil minister has said.
Report: Turkey to deploy troops in southern Lebanon next week Turkey, the only Muslim member of NATO and a country with close ties to both Israel and Arab states, will become the first Muslim nation to deploy peacekeepers in Lebanon.
Israel Leads in Developing Alternatives to Oil Israel is taking the lead in the effort to attain energy alternatives to oil.
'Bulge' yields new planet class Astronomers have discovered a new class of planets that take less than a day to whiz round their parent stars.