If he had, it might have lent a misleading air of optimism about the new political era. As it was, it was grim. "Hail to the chief...

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini hopes to be allowed to spend big this summer in pursuit of further success. Mancini wants to add the ...

Arab states of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council have failed to make any concrete decision on forming a confederation that would initia...

VIENNA — Talks between the UN atomic agency and Iran saw a "good exchange of views" and will resume on Monday, two days before wor...

JERUSALEM — The deal which ended the Palestinian prisoners' mass hunger strike not only headed off a confrontation with Israel, but it a...