JERUSALEM — Behind an official wall of silence, Israel is signaling it wants the U.S. to strike Syria sooner rather than later, fearing that continued inaction could hurt American credibility in the region. Yet at the same time, Israel appears to have …

Sixty eight, out of the total 82 accused, facing trial in the Naroda Patiya case have filed an application before designated judge Jyotsna Yagnik requesting her to recuse herself from conducting the trial. VHP leader Jaideep Patel, along with other 67 …

President Barack Obama said on Saturday he has decided he should order a limited military strike against Syria, but in a move laden with political and diplomatic implications, he agreed in an about-face to solicit authorization …

Japan’s Finance Ministry will request a record 25.3 trillion yen in debt-servicing costs under its fiscal 2014/15 budget, up 13.7 percent from the amount set aside for this year, a document obtained by …

CAIRO (AP) — Two former militant groups offered to call off street protests if the government agrees to ease its pressure on Islamists, a move that underscores how a onetime strong Islamist movement is now bowing to an unprecedented crackdown by security authorities.

After roping in retired police officers to harness the local intelligence network to nab the killers of Dr Narendra Dabholkar murder, the Pune crime branch sleuths are now taking help from local goons to make headway in the sensitive case. Though the …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 15,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 320,000, the fewest since October 2007 — a sign of dwindling layoffs and steady if modest job growth.

Republican lawmakers seek different approaches to killing the health care law.

Ohio's senior US Senator Sherrod Brown was in central Columbus Tuesday morning at Veterans Memorial where he gave hope to about 490,000 veterans waiting on benefit claims from the Veterans Administration [VA] in the form of two…

He is silent because he cannot speak Hebrew, nervous because his presence in Israel, Syria's long-time enemy, could place his family in danger if his trip is discovered. He came to the hospital six days ago, following after his …