NewsmaxWorld RSS FeedWed, 19 Jun 2013 09:46:06 EDTAfghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday his government would not join U.S. peace talks with the Taliban until they were led by Afghans and would suspend negotiations with the United States on a troop pact.Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:21:41 EDTThe G8 summit's joint statement on ending the Syrian civil war will not mention whether Bashar Assad must step down from power as part of any peace settlement, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday ahead of the document's publication.Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:59:37 EDTIran's newly elected president pledged Monday to follow a "path of moderation" and promised greater openness over the country's nuclear program, emphasizing messages from Western leaders since his victory that have brought cautious hope of new openings with Tehran.Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:48:27 EDTThe United States is considering imposing a no-fly zone in Syria, its first direct military intervention of the two-year-old civil war, Western diplomats said on Friday, after the White House said Syria had crossed a 'red line' by using nerve gas. Sun, 14 Apr 2013 07:53:59 EDTSecretary of State John Kerry Sunday vowed the United States would protect its Asian allies against any provocative acts by North Korea but stressed that Washington wants a peaceful solution to rising tensions in the region.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:36:17 EDTSyrian rebels lobbed mortar rounds into central Damascus on Monday, killing at least two people and drawing a fierce army response as bombardments shook the heart of the capital.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:01:17 EDTIsrael said on Monday it would restart regular monthly tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority, restoring vital funding days after U.S. President Barack Obama called for confidence-building steps toward peace.Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:53:35 EDTU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry paid an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday for talks with President Hamid Karzai, a U.S. official said, with both sides hoping to stabilise the country before most U.S.-led NATO combat troops leave by the end of 2014. Kerry and...Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:59:44 EDTCairo University echoed with cheers in June 2009 when President Barack Obama addressed his audience with the Muslim greeting, assalamu aleikum, peace be upon you. The goodwill didn t last. Four years later, Egyptians increasingly assail the U.S. for backing Islamist...Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:53:46 EDTPresident Bashar al-Assad vowed on Friday to purge Syria of extremist forces he accused of assassinating a leading Sunni Muslim cleric who backed his two-year battle against rebels and protesters.Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:47:39 EDTFrench and British foreign ministers expressed concern on Friday over what they said was President Bashar al-Assad's willingness to use chemical weapons in the civil war in Syria. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:00:18 EDT Russia signaled on Thursday that a change in U.S. plans for a European anti-missile shield could help the two sides make progress towards resolving a dispute that has severely strained ties between them. Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:54:48 EDTIndia approved on Thursday a tougher new law to punish sex crimes, including death for repeat rape offenders, after the fatal gang rape of a student in December sparked unprecedented protests over the treatment of women.Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:42:06 EDTAt least seventeen people were killed by a car bomb as they waited for food at a camp in northwest Pakistan for those displaced by fighting between government forces and Islamist militants.Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:46:42 EDTPresident Barack Obama urged Palestinians and Israelis to get back to peace talks but offered no new ideas on how, essentially abandoning his previous support of demands for Israel to halt settlement activity.Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:48:55 EDTMaking his first official visit to Israel, President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday unwavering commitment to the security of the Jewish State where concern over a nuclear-armed Iran has clouded bilateral relations. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:44:06 EDTCyprus's finance minister pleaded with Russia for help on Wednesday to avert a financial meltdown after the island's parliament rejected the terms of a European bailout, raising the spectre of a looming default and bank crash.Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:56:09 EDTA dozen car bombs and suicide blasts tore into Shi'ite districts in Baghdad and south of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday,killing more than 50 people on the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:34:45 EDTA South African cardinal on Monday apologized for offending victims of child abuse when he described pedophilia as an illness and not a crime in a media interview.Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:43:21 EDTPedophilia is not a crime, according to a South African cardinal who helped elect Pope Francis last week. Cardinal Wilfrid Fox Napier told the BBC that pedophilia is an illness, not a crime.