SYRIA`S ambassador to the United States has dismissed the White House`s claim today that North Korea had helped it build a nuclear reactor as a "ridiculous story"
PALESTINIAN Authority chief Mahmud Abbas began talks today with the US administration on peace negotiations with Israel that remain stalled five months after Washington-led attempts to jumpstart the peace process
A MONTH after Iraqi troops poured into the southern city of Basra to take on militiamen who had overrun five neighbourhoods, the Government says it has regained control of the streets
THE United Nations warned aid distribution would end in the Gaza Strip today unless Israel allows new fuel supplies, but Israel blamed Hamas for the shortages
Weapon ... a Taser X26 used by police in South Australia – critics say the stun guns are deadly / File
