US reiterates commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapon
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel reiterated his country's commitment to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, Pentagon said on Thursday.
Israel to build 1,220 housing units in West Bank
Israel has approved to build 1, 220 new housing units in its largest settlement in the West Bank, local media said on Thursday.
Over half of Syria's chemical weapons removed: OPCW-UN
More than 53 percent of Syria's chemical weapons has been removed or destroyed as of Thursday, a lest UN statement said.
Obama urges Iran to seize opportunity of nuclear talks
US President Barack Obama on Thursday called on Iran to seize the opportunity of nuclear talks to open a "new chapter in the history".
Iraq violence claims 46
Late night bombings at a Baghdad café left 13 people dead, officials said Thursday, pushing the toll from a day of nationwide blasts, shootings and shelling to at least 46.
Weapons shipped out
Nearly half of Syria’s declared chemical weapons have been shipped out after two more cargoes were loaded onto vessels in the Mediterranean over the last week, the joint mission of the UN and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said.
Multiple Afghan suicide attack kills 10 police
Seven Taliban suicide attackers stormed a police station in the center of Jalalabad city in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing 10 policemen in a major assault ahead of the presidential election.
China to make further contribution over Iranian nuclear issue
China on Thursday said it would continue communicating with relevant parties and make contributions to reach an agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue as early as possible.
Protests erupt in Israel against arrest of seminary student
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators rallied Wednesday night in Israel's Jerusalem and other cities across the country, protesting the arrest of a yeshiva student who refused to report to the Israeli army for conscription processing.
Israel gears up for possible unilateral strike on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon have ordered the military to continue preparations for a possible strike on Iran's nuclear facilities during 2014, Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported on Wednesday.