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U.N. Atom Chief Invited Israel To Mull Anti-Nuclear Arms Pact

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog invited Israel last month to consider joining a global anti-nuclear arms pact.

Drug Shootout With Army Kills 25 In Mexico

At least 25 suspected drug gang members were killed in an army raid in rural northeastern Mexico on Thursday.

Israelis And Palestinians Open Direct Peace Talks

Israeli and Palestinian leaders began direct peace negotiations saying it was time to end their conflict but predicting tough talks ahead as hardliners vowed never to accept a deal.

Obama Says U.S. Undeterred In Bid For Mideast Peace

President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday that a deadly Hamas attack in the West Bank "is not going to stop us" in the quest for Israeli-Palestinian peace.

VP Biden visits Iraq As Troops Withdraw

Vice President Joe Biden flew into Iraq Monday to assure Iraqis the United States is not abandoning them.

U.S. Expands North Korea Sanctions, Kim Hopes For Talks

President Barack Obama on Monday expanded financial sanctions against North Korea.

Report: CIA Pays Many In Karzai Administration

The CIA is making payments to a significant number of officials in Afghan President Hamid Karzai's administration, The Washington Post reported on Friday.

North Korea Tells Carter They Want To Resume Nuclear Talks

North Korea's number two leader has told former President Jimmy Carter that the reclusive state is committed to denuclearizing the peninsula.

Bombs Kill Scores In Attacks On Iraq's Police

Suicide bombers and other attackers killed at least 62 people in apparently coordinated attacks on Iraqi security forces in Iraq on Wednesday.

Somali Gunmen Storm Hotel, 31 Reported Dead

Gunmen in army uniforms stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu frequented by government officials on Tuesday, killing at least 31 people.

Foreigners Among 14 Killed In Nepal Plane Crash

Fourteen people -- including four Americans, a Japanese and British national -- were killed when their small plane crashed in bad weather in Nepal on Tuesday.

Pakistan to seek IMF help for flood-battered economy

Pakistan braced for more flooding in the south as officials were due to hold talks in Washington on Monday with the International Monetary Fund.

Police Kill Manila Bus Gunman With Some Hostages Alive

Philippine police shot and killed a sacked former policeman who was holding 15 Hong Kong tourists aboard a bus in downturn Manila on Monday.

U.N.: Pakistan Floods Leave Millions Hungry

Pakistan's worst floods in decades have left millions hungry, the United Nations said on Monday.

Clinton Invites Israel, Palestinians To Direct Talks

Hillary Clinton on Friday invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resume direct talks in Washington.