Syrian government representatives will attend upcoming peace talks in Geneva, Russia's state RIA news agency reported on Monday, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov. Bogdanov said Moscow hoped that Syrian armed opposition would be able to attend the peace talks. Bogdanov also...

A US diplomat has been expelled from New Zealand after Washington refused to waive diplomatic immunity so police investigating a serious crime could question him, officials said Monday. Details of the alleged crime have not been revealed but local media reported the diplomat left the South...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raised Sunday the possibility of snap elections following a dispute with his finance minister over a new national broadcasting service. Local papers, radio and television channels carried Netanyahu's threat to dissolve the government -- the most...

One person was in custody after a car drove up to a White House checkpoint on Saturday night and the driver claimed to have a bomb, CNN reported. Citing sources, CNN said there was no confirmation of any device in the vehicle but that security at the White House had been upgraded....