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09/02/2010 07:06 PM

Q&A: What's at stake in Mideast talks

The leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority met in Washington on Thursday to resume direct talks. CNN's Jerusalem correspondent Paula Hancocks explains what's at stake:

09/02/2010 07:00 PM

U.S., Iran battle it out -- on the basketball court

Political discussions about Iran's nuclear aspirations were benched Thursday when the United States' and Iran's national basketball teams went head-to-head at the FIBA World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.

09/02/2010 05:14 PM

Hamas pledges to continue targeting Israelis

"Resistance operations" will continue against Israelis despite the arrests of Hamas activists in the West Bank, a Hamas official said Thursday.

09/02/2010 03:28 PM

Traditional lanterns light up the holy month of Ramadan

Countless streets across the Islamic world are currently alight with ornate festive lanterns.

09/02/2010 12:39 PM

Iranian newspaper says French first lady deserves to die

A hard-line Iranian newspaper has called the French first lady a "prostitute" and recommended she be put to death for supporting a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran for adultery.

09/02/2010 03:21 AM

West Bank shooting wounds 2 Israelis

Two Israelis were wounded Wednesday night in a shooting at Rimonim Junction, east of the West Bank city of Ramallah, the Israel Defense Forces said.

09/02/2010 03:15 AM

Israeli military hunts West Bank drive-by shooters

The Israeli military said Wednesday it is still looking for the perpetrators behind a drive-by attack Tuesday evening that left four people dead, including a pregnant woman.

09/01/2010 05:19 PM

Clinton meeting with Abbas, Netanyahu ahead of new peace talks

Two days ahead of the first direct talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders since 2008, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with two key players in the discussion.

09/01/2010 04:16 PM

Biden marks transfer of U.S. command in Iraq

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Robert Gates helped usher in the next chapter for the United States in Iraq on Wednesday, presiding over a ceremony launching a new military operation designed to train, assist and advise the Iraqis.

09/01/2010 01:12 PM

Analysts: U.S. will be a factor for years as Iraq remains turbulent

The simmering warfare and political instability in Iraq are probably far from over, and U.S. military involvement there could very well last years beyond the end of 2011 -- when all U.S. troops are scheduled to depart the war-torn nation, analysts who study Iraq say.

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