Ramallah, West Bank – The Palestinian president, who is under U.S. pressure to resume direct talks with Israel, said that doing so under current circumstances would be pointless. Mahmoud Abbas sounded determined not to return to the table unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commits to an internationally mandated settlement freeze and agrees to pick up talks [...]

Holder: Russia considered agents important in intelligence-gathering.

C'tee approves bill that suspends pensions of MKs who evade justice.

Bishara visits Libya as c'tee okays bill to end "traitors'" pensions.

Washington – US oil giant ExxonMobil has asked Washington for permission to explore a possible acquisition of its troubled British competitor BP Plc, the British weekly Sunday Times reported, quoting sources within the oil industry. “There have been talks at a high level, and Exxon has expressed a serious interest,” one insider said. “It is too [...]

Israel – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to ease reports of rifts between the U.S. and Israel, saying he found President Barack Obama to be understanding of the Jewish state’s security concerns while meeting in Washington last week. Netanyahu, in an interview aired on Fox News Sunday, was asked to compare Obama to other American presidents [...]

Int'l pressure seen in move to review sentence.

Boris Pogasian accused of spraying 'Heil Hitler' on tombstones.

New York – While we’ve been dutifully eating our fruits and vegetables all these years, a strange thing has been happening to our produce. It’s losing its nutrients. That’s right: Today’s conventionally grown produce isn’t as healthful as it was 30 years ago — and it’s only getting worse. The decline in fruits and vegetables [...]

Cmdr. says group has list of places to hit in Israel for next war.