An Israeli envoy engaging in Gaza cease-fire talks has returned without a deal after another day of bloodshed in the coastal territory. Seven Palestinians died in an explosion that Hamas says was an accident, but which led both sides to open fire.

Japan has decided to partially lift its sanctions against North Korea after the communist nation...

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says talks with the United States on a long-term security...

The Taliban claims a suicide bomb attack on a U.S. military convoy in northeastern Afghanistan...

Tendai Biti, the No. 2 opposition official will be charged with treason - which can carry the...