A senior member of the Syrian opposition who is taking part in preparations for the conference told Haaretz that the date the parties are trying to reach agreement on for the opening of the conference is June 10.

Next quarterly report on Iran's nuclear program by the IAEA is likely to show continued installation of the centrifuges used for enriching uranium, diplomats say.

Israel is a place where wars don't end. A place where, literally, if not knowingly, we bring the war home.

Foreign Ministry rescinded its offer to let a team from the UN cultural agency inspect historical sites in the Old City of Jerusalem, saying the Palestinians violated a prior agreement that the visit be apolitical.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey calls shipment of anti-ship missiles 'ill-timed and very unfortunate.' Rights group says obtained evidence of arbitrary detention and torture by Assad's forces.

Israel and the United States have threatened possible military action if diplomacy and increasingly tough trade and energy sanctions fail to make Iran curb its nuclear program.

Russia opposes resolution drafted by Qatar and other Arab countries, warning it could hinder preparations for a Syria peace conference.

Three months ago, Haaretz reported Israel had 'voluntarily' repatriated 1,000 Sudanese migrants without informing the UNHCR, and offered Eritreans choice between staying in jail, or signing voluntary repatriation forms.

Philippine foreign secretary recommends pull out after peacekeepers were abducted from the Golan Heights. 'We have to worry about the safety of our people,' he says.

A rebel group claimed it was holding the peacekeepers, who the UN says are all from the Philippines; same rebel group held 21 Filipino UN peacekeepers for four days in early March.