J By John Ward Anderson The Washington Post ERUSALEM - As violence raged outside between Israelis and Palestinians, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon narrowly survived three confidence votes in parliament Monday...

J By Laura King Los Angeles Times ERUSALEM - Benjamin Netanyahu, one of Israel's best-known and most popular politicians, said Sunday that he was willing to accept the job of foreign minister in Prime...

W By Peter Slevin The Washington Post ASHINGTON - The Bush administration, anticipating a successful U.N. Security Council vote on an Iraq resolution, plans to embark soon on a campaign to build public...

I By Karl Vick The Washington Post STANBUL, Turkey - A party with roots in political Islam won a decisive victory in Turkey's national election Sunday, presenting a possible challenge to a long secular...

WBy Ken Moritsugu Knight Ridder Newspapers ASHINGTON (KRT) - Every time the U.S. economy seems to be picking up, it loses momentum. It grew at a respectable 3.1 percent annual rate this summer, the federal...

W By Jonathan S. Landay Knight Ridder Newspapers ASHINGTON (KRT) - The commander who is planning a possible U.S. invasion of Iraq has won Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld's support for a ground...

N By Alice McQuillan, Ralph R. Ortega and Dave Goldiner New York Daily News EW YORK (KRT) - Fearing a new rap war, police brass ordered cops Thursday to watch over hip hop figures following the mysterious...

T By Henry Weinstein and Myron Levin Los Angeles Times he European Union accused tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds in a lawsuit Wednesday of selling black-market cigarettes to drug lords and mobsters, helping...

F By Vernon Loeb The Washington Post ORT POLK, La. - Just seven months ago, Capt. Glenn Kozelka and his men from the Army's 10th Mountain Division fought al-Qaida terrorists in the mountains of Afghanistan....

A war in Iraq would be a blow to peace and stability in the Middle East, Jordan's ambassador to the United States said Tuesday. Karim Kawar described Jordan's reasons for opposing a U.S.-led war on Iraq...