Many Palestinian refugees say they prefer one-state solution, a democratic and secular state comprised of Israel, occupied West Bank

On eve of meeting, Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki made a rare visit to Washington

US commander in Iraq testifies to lawmakers he is accelerating drawdown of American troops, with 4,000 more coming out by end of October

For Israelis, return of Arab refugees amounts to suicide of Jewish state

National security team spent about three hours assessing Afghan policy, but details of discussion were not released

Authorities say the death toll has risen to more than 110 from the tsunami generated in the South Pacific by a powerful undersea earthquake

US Geological Survey says quake had magnitude of 7.9 and was centered 600 km northwest of Jakarta, shock waves were felt in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia

Mohamed ElBaradei describes Iran’s failure to do so as ’setback to the principle of transparency’

Firing of Peter Galbraith follows reports of a dispute over how to handle election fraud allegations

Officials say at least one person dead; attack occurred Wednesday in Khost province, near Pakistani border