Middle East
Egypt proposes ceasefire in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Egypt has proposed a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza that would start on Tuesday, ending a week of cross-border ...Fighting resumes as Israel-Hamas cease-fire collapses
Israel resumed air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, six hours after agreeing to an Egyptian-proposed truce that failed to halt ...Israel says shoots down Gaza drone as calls for truce mount
Israel said it shot down a drone from Gaza a week into its offensive on Monday, the first reported deployment of an ...U.S., Iran say disputes remain in nuclear talks as deadline looms
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday major differences persist between Iran and six world powers negotiating on Tehran\'s nuclear ...Israel holds off on escalating Gaza barrage; West wants truce
Israel appeared to hold off on a threatened escalation of its week-old Gaza Strip barrage on Monday despite balking at Western calls ...Thousands of Gaza civilians flee after Israeli warning
Thousands fled their homes in a Gaza Strip town on Sunday after Israel warned them to leave before it attacked rocket-launching sites, ...Israel, Hamas defy truce calls on Gaza bloodiest day
The world implored Israel and Hamas to end hostilities Saturday, but the violence escalated with the toll in Israeli strikes rising to ...Gaza toll nears 100, militants threaten Israeli airport
A fourth day of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed 11 more Palestinians on Friday, raising the death toll in ...Kurdish forces take over two oilfields in north Iraq
Kurdish peshmerga forces took control of production facilities at two northern Iraqi oilfields on Friday, replacing Arab workers with Kurdish personnel.Israel presses on with Gaza offensive, Palestinians fire rockets
Israel pressed on for a fourth day on Friday with its Gaza offensive, striking the Hamas-dominated enclave from air and ...