Gaza rocket hits southern Israel, no injuries
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into southern Israel on Tuesday morning, setting off air raid sirens in communities adjacent to the border, Israeli army said.
Cold weather cuts power, gas supply in northern Iran
Heavy snow and unprecedented cold weather have cut off power to nearly half a million homes in northern Iran, Iran Daily reported on Tuesday.
New Zealand offers home to Syria's most desperate refugees
Up to 100 refugees in need of urgent protection in Syria will be resettled in New Zealand, the New Zealand government announced Tuesday.
US strongly condemns terrorist attacks in Lebanon
The United States condemns "in the strongest terms possible" the recent terrorist bombings in Lebanon, State Department said Monday.
20 killed in attacks in Iraq's capital
Up to 20 people were killed and 68 others wounded in violent attacks in and around the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday, a police source said.
Israel's approval of new settlement units outrages Palestinians
Palestinians are infuriated by an announcement by Israel's ministry of housing that it tendered 1, 200 housing units in Israeli settlements in East Jerusalem and in the West Bank, saying that the decision will derail the already fragile peace negotiations between the two sides.
Obama to visit Saudi Arabia in March
US President Barack Obama will travel to Saudi Arabia in March to meet with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, White House said on Monday.
France eyes Iran's market amid West's ease of sanctions
A French delegation has arrived in Iran to explore business opportunities as Tehran is opening up its economy to the international business amid West's partial easing of sanctions, official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.
Israeli PM slams Abbas' refusal to recognize Jewish state
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday slammed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' unwillingness to recognize Israel as a Jewish state in an interview by New York Times.
Hamas rejects Abbas ideas on reaching peace treaty
The statements of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on reaching a permanent peace agreement with Israel are his own personal ideas, an Islamic Hamas movement's spokesman said Monday.