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The Palestinian uncle of Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan says his nephew loved America and wanted to serve his country.

Guards at the United Nations whisked away a UN-accredited Canadian commentator this week after she denounced a controversial report that focuses heavily on alleged Israeli war crimes.

Top story: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will not seek reelection , adding a new element of uncertainty to the Middle East peace process.

Israel said on Friday that a U.N. General Assembly decision to endorse a report accusing the Jewish state of war crimes lacked the support of the world's "moral majority." In a vote Thursday, the General Assembly overwhelmingly approved an Arab-drafted resolution calling on Israel and the Palestinians to conduct "credible" investigations into ...

His name appears on radical Internet postings. A fellow officer says he fought his deployment to Iraq and argued with soldiers who supported U.S. wars.

Israeli naval commandos seized a ship Wednesday that defense officials said was carrying more than 60 tons of missiles, rockets and anti-tank weapons from Iran to Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon.

Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday drew a link between extremism and lack of opportunity in the Middle East, telling students in the region that suicide bombers are driven by a feeling they have more to gain in the afterlife than now.

A ship identified by Ephraim Alter, CEO of Allalouf Shipping, as an arms ship seized by Israeli authorities near Cyprus Wednesday, anchors in the port of the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, Israel, Wednesday, Nov.

The U.N. General Assembly is likely to approve a resolution that urges Israel and the Palestinians to carry out independent investigations of alleged war crimes during their conflict in Gaza last winter within three months and calls for possible Security Council action if they do not.

Jewish settlers forced their way into a disputed house in east Jerusalem on Tuesday, using hired guards to evict an elderly Palestinian woman and tossing the other residents' belongings into the rain-swept yard.

Palestinian elections are scheduled to be held in less than three months, but the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority , Salam Fayyad, isn't concerned about running for office.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is praising Israel for "unprecedented" concessions in the interest of restarting peace talks with the Palestinians, but her shuttle diplomacy produced no sign of a breakthrough.

Two local teams are participating in the 60-mile Breast Cancer 3-Day walks benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

"WonderFall Oktoberfest," a large festival that has had various names through the years, will expand Saturday.

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Palestine Herald-Press newspaper's front and back pages of Sunday's edition are printed on pink newsprint.

Tuesday October 27, 2009 4:29 a.m. FILE - In this Wednesday, July 1, 2009 file photo, a Palestinian boy drinks water from a barrel near a house destroyed during Israel's latest offensive in Gaza, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

One out of eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer at some time in their life.

Israeli police forces raided Jerusalem's famed Temple Mount on Sunday after Palestinian demonstrators pelted them with stones, police said.

OFF THE WALL. An image from Babak Salari's upcoming exhibit. See the bottom of this story for a slideshow.

Palestine city officials have begun the process to purchase the Palestine Mall at a price of $3.5 million to house multiple facilities, including the city's public library and Texas State Technical College, according to top officials.