Beirut - President Michel Suleiman will depart to New York before noon today . On September 23 he is expected to address the United nations General Assembly . At the UN, he is expected to meet several leaders including UN

Beirut - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has formally resigned. He handed a letter of resignation to President Shimon Peres. Earlier, he told his Cabinet that he was stepping down. Channel 10 TV broadcast a government picture of Olmert reading

Millions of voters in US states crucial to this fall's presidential election received DVD copies of a controversial documentary film as advertising inserts in their morning newspapers last week, with more sent out over the weekend.

Thousands of people in France and Germany took to the streets over the weekend, calling for soldiers deployed in Afghanistan to be brought home, police and march organizers said. Both countries have parliamentary votes coming up on the issue.

Saturday's bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad is a warning by Al-Qaeda and the Taliban that Pakistani and US attempts to eradicate militant hideouts will be met with unprecedented bloodshed, analysts say. There was no initial claim of responsibility

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Sunday that his nation's military would "break the hands" of invaders if attacked, as the war of words over its nuclear program intensified. "If anyone allows themselves to invade Iranian territory and its legal interests

A dozen policemen and two militants were killed in clashes in western Afghanistan, a district governor said Sunday. The policemen, responsible for the security of a dam being reconstructed by Indian engineers, were on patrol when they came under attack

United Nations Secretary General marked the International Day of Peace on Sunday by stressing some of the humanitarian factors that contribute to armed conflict. "This year, the International Day of Peace takes on special meaning," Ban said in a statement

Insurgents killed at least six people in a spate of attacks across Iraq on Sunday, including a suicide car bombing at a checkpoint in the northern oil province of Kirkuk, security officials said. A bomber slammed his explosives-filled car into

Scandal-tainted Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert resigned on Sunday, setting the stage for more weeks of political turmoil as the horse-trading begins to form a new government. Olmert, who is battling a swathe of corruption allegations, handed a brief letter

The United Nations' atomic watchdog begins its traditional September board meeting here Monday to discuss the current stalemate in its long-running investigation into Iran's nuclear program. The meeting, which is slated to run all week but could be wrapped up

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted Sunday he could do better as he bids to fend off rebels opposed to his leadership at his Labor Party's annual conference. But he added voters would not forgive him and his government if

Pakistan on Sunday blamed Al-Qaeda-linked Taliban militants for a massive suicide truck bombing at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad that killed at least 53 people and wounded more than 260. Dramatic footage of Saturday night's attack showed the carnage could

MP Butros Harb said Saturday that the use of weapons between domestic parties was a "dangerous indicator." But he added that recent steps toward reconciliation were positive indicators, although fears remained that "internal and external parties, which are harmed by

Labor Minister Mohammad Fneish said Saturday that dialogue meetings should discuss means of protecting Lebanon and complement the process of liberating the currently occupied territories. During an iftar banquet Saturday evening in the Southern port city of Tyre, Fneish said

Prime Minister Fouad Siniora said Saudi Arabia has offered an aid package worth $44 million to cover tuition fees and books for all students registered in public schools for the 2008-09 academic year, following a meeting with Saudi Arabian Ambassador

Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Butros Sfeir said during Sunday prayers that the situation in the region, and conflicts in different areas of Lebanon, "do not encourage attempts at fostering peace. Sfeir added that some parties spread misleading information about other parties

The prudent policies of Arab banks and financial institutions have allowed these entities to avoid the negative effects of the acute crisis that hit the stock markets in the United States and part of Europe, a leading Arab banker says.

Future Movement leader Saad Hariri said on Sunday that he was open to reconciliation but not if it meant weakening the March 14 camp. "The doors of Qoraytem are always open for reconciliation and closed in the face of sedition,"

Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea apologized on Sunday for "mistakes" committed by members of his party during the 1975-1990 Civil War."I fully apologize for all the mistakes that we committed when we were carrying out our national duties during