Israel approves Egyptian-proposed ceasefire but Hamas rejectsDespite Hamas' rejection of the ceasefire proposal, the truce has largely held itself with several hours of lull in violence since morning.
- Israel steps up attacks on Hamas leaders, top militant killed
Israeli fighter jets and gunboats pounded dozens of Hamas positions, killing the third top most Hamas leader in Gaza.
- Israeli team leaves for Mumbai
With nearly 15 Israelis held hostages by terrorists in Mumbai, the government here has sent a team of paramedics, medics and other professi...
- French FM warns of Israeli strike on Iran nuclear sites
Visiting French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner warned that Israel would strike archfoe Iran before it was able to develop nuclear weapon...
- Israeli PM Olmert may resign on Sunday
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert may resign early next week.
- Livni narrowly wins Kadima Primaries; likely to succeed as PM
Israel's foreign minister Tzipi Livni won the ruling Kadima party primary to succeed Ehud Olmert who was facing public uproar over graft ch...
- Israeli foreign minister urges new sanctions on Iran
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has urged the international community to pose fresh sanctions on Iran.
- UN Initiative for social responsibility in pvt sector launched
The UN Global Compact, a voluntary initiative for social responsibilities in private enterprise involving 3,600 companies, has been launche...
- Israeli PM corruption probe spreads to US
Israeli police have sent two senior investigators to the United States to expand a corruption probe linked to embattled Prime Minister Ehud...
- Mideast leaders in Japan for peace talks
Senior officials from Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority were due Wednesday to hold peace talks in Tokyo, in Japan's latest bid t...
- Military action against Iran on the cards: Israel
Israel on Tuesday said that military action against Iran is on the cards to foil its nuclear ambitions.
- LTTE has links with intl terror groups: Wickremanayake
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayaka has alleged that the Tamil Tigers maintain links with international terror groups such a...
- Iranian FM sees no chance of mending fences with US
Iran's foreign minister urged the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to "correct their past mistakes" and draw up a resoluti...
- Bill Gates gives World Forum a burst of optimism
Buoyed by a burst of optimism from Bill Gates, business and government leaders attending the World Economic Forum on Friday put aside two d...
- Davos adopts the caring face of capitalism
Corporate responsibility rather than profit was set to take centre stage in Davos on Friday, as the annual get-together of business chiefs ...
- Abbas says Bush must speak out on Israeli settlements
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Wednesday that US President George W. Bush must speak out against Israeli settlements during his vi...
- Israel calls for urgent UN action against Iran
Israel's foreign minister has called for urgent UN action against Iran over its alleged nuclear ambitions, criticising countries that have ...