Israel demolishes an Arab-built structure in East Jerusalem, inflaming already heightened tensions over land use.

Calm has returned to the halls of Owatonna High School, where earlier this week a fight over racial tensions sent one student...

Heated discussions at town hall meetings around the country are foreshadowing a long, hot August as Democratic lawmakers retu...

Pakistan's government relented in a major confrontation with the opposition Monday, agreeing to reinstate a fired Supreme Cou...

Palestinian policemen were deployed in Gaza streets to maintain calm after rival factions agreed early on Saturday (October 2...

Violence surged in the Middle East on Sunday (November 25) on the eve of a U.S.-hosted Israeli-Palestinian peace conference. ...

08/18/08 The US dollar gained in trading against the euro this session as geopolitical tensions in Russia and Pakistan eased ...

punches thrown in practice. man, these guys love to fight.

Pakistan has told India it does not want war and would use force only if attacked - a move apparently aimed at reducing tensi...

07/07/08 The price of light-sweet crude during NYMEX floor trading hours dipped below $140 per barrel as the US dollar contin...