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JERUSALEM, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Defense Minister Ehud Barak has suspended construction permits for West Bank settlements, officials said. The defense minister, however, approved the construction of 28 educational facilities, needed...
The birth rate among Israel's Muslim Arab minority has fallen by a quarter since 2000, official figures showed on Friday. The annual birth rate fell from 3.8 percent in 2000 to 2.8 percent at the end of 2008, according to the...
JERUSALEM, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Israel pardoned members of the Fatah military wing in the West Bank for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, Maan news agency said. In an exclusive report published Thursday, the news agency said the...
The lawyer for hacker Gary McKinnon, who has admitted breaking into computers at NASA and the Pentagon, said Friday she would continue to fight his extradition to the United States after a top British official said he would not...
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao unveils the moon image captured by China's lunar orbiter Chang'e-1 during an unveiling ceremony at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center in Beijing...
Washington Post: New White House Initiative to Curb Influence Could Affect Thousands The latest names and status of posts within Obama's new administration. Hundreds, if not thousands, of lobbyists are likely to be ejected from...
Market forces Chinese workers for the Ramu nickel refinery being built at Papua New Guinea's Basamuk Bay shop for snacks from local villagers Lunch at the site of the future Ramu nickel and cobalt mine in the remote hills of...
BEIJING -- Chinese leaders pledged Friday to stick to stimulus spending and easy credit to support growth next year, making clear their unease about the stability of China's nascent recovery from the global crisis.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- European Council President-designate Herman Van Rompuy and the European Union's revolving presidency will be linked in several ways, observers said. Van Rompuy, the center-right Belgian prime...
Senator Chris Dodd, left, confers with Senator Richard Shelby during a hearing on Capitol Hill Two weeks ago, Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd unveiled an ambitious, far-reaching plan to reform regulation of...
