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He said he was "absolutely confident" the Senate would pass its own version, and that healthcare reforms would become law by the end of the year. Passed in a narrow 220-215 vote by the House, the bill aims to extend...

Saudi officials say their forces struck after Shia rebels attacked a patrol in the Asir region, killing one soldier. Three more soldiers died in the fighting, officials say, but they deny rebel claims that others were captured. The rebels, known...

The MP also said he wants the Kataeb to get a fair share in the government and leadership of the Education Ministry, which he called an “essential part of the problem in Lebanon." He also said that "the Ministerial Statement...

Keep us in the picture.' Peres   Photo: Yaron Brener Tens of thousands at Rabin Square   Photo: Yaron Brener At Rabin memorial, Israeli president says immediate launch of peace negotiations may reverse Palestinian president's decision not to seek re-election...

Navy is in communication with all ships coming into Lebanon, but it is the responsibility of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to search them. On Wednesday, the Francop ship was seized by Israel for allegedly carrying Iranian weapons destined for...

Evacuation of Migron on Wednesday   Photo: AP 'They told me to strip. I told them to forget about it,' says 17-year-old young woman arrested during evacuation of Ramat Migron. 'Woman cop put her hands under my shirt and afterwards...

Weizmann taught us to prefer vision to interest President Shimon Peres spoke Sunday at a state memorial service for former President Chaim Weizmann and said he was one of the most influential figures in Zionism at his time.   Peres...

India conceded two goals in the dying minutes against Saudi Arabia to succumb to their second consecutive loss in the Asian under-19 Championship match in Arbil, Iraq, on Saturday. Leading by a 28 minute goal scored by Shilton de Silva,...

Stunned Muslims were trying to understand Friday why a normally soft-spoken Army officer who served on his local mosque's charity committee allegedly fatally shot 13 people at the sprawling Fort Hood military base in Texas. Officials at the copper-domed Muslim...

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:51:12 GMT Font size : Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the Western powers are concerned about Tehran's steady progress in becoming energy independent rather than its alleged potential to build a nuclear bomb. "The [Western] powers...