US to resume ties to Indonesia's special forces

The United States announced Thursday it will resume cooperation with Indonesia's special forces after ties were severed more than a decade ago over human rights abuses allegedly committed by the commando unit. Read More

Israel to release critical report on flotilla raid

Defense officials say Israel's first internal report on the deadly raid against a Gaza-bound flotilla will criticize the planning and intelligence-gathering that preceded the operation. Read More

Israel prepared to take steps for peace talks: Netanyahu

Israel is prepared to take additional steps to ease Palestinian movement in the West Bank in a bid to coax Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas into direct peace talks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. Read More

Clinton says NATO's door still open to Ukraine

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told Ukrainian leaders Friday that the door to membership in the NATO alliance remains open. Read More

North Korea Vows to Boost Nuclear Deterrent

North Korea on Monday announced it would have to increase its nuclear weapons capability, blaming unspecified threats by the United States' military. Read More

Ukraine ready to transit more Russian gas to Europe

Ukraine is ready to do everything to settle a gas dispute between Russia and Belarus, as well as to pump more Russian gas to Europe if needed, Ukraine's fuel and energy minister said on Wednesday. Read More

Middle East press rejects "easing" of Gaza blockade

The announcement by Israel that it will take steps to ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip has been roundly dismissed by the regional Arabic press as a cynical ploy. Read More

Iran's Revolutionary Guard dismisses UN sanctions

Iran's most powerful military force, the Revolutionary Guard, said Monday it was not worried by the latest U.N. sanctions that seek to undercut its reach and stall the country's nuclear program. Read More

Russia and China leaders to meet at security summit

The leaders of Russia and China will discuss global financial markets and tensions on the Korean peninsula during the annual summit of a regional security grouping on Thursday, a Kremlin source said. Read More

Russia, Iran and Turkey Test Washington

Leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran convened at a security summit meeting in Istanbul on Tuesday in a display of regional power that appeared to be calculated to test the United States just days before a scheduled American-backed debate in the United Nations Security Council on imposing tighter sanctions over Iran’s nuclear program. Read More