No word on whether conversation touched on Israeli jailed in Russia for drug offenses, whom officials believe is being held as leverage in order to free an imprisoned Russian

Anger, confusion over new levy thrives on social media in country, where smoking water pipes is a popular pastime

Tens of billions of dollars at stake after failure of last-minute efforts to reach settlement between companies and plaintiffs

Protestors block major roads in Beirut and elsewhere in fifth day of countrywide demonstrations against leaders

Top Democratic presidential contender says Jerusalem's policies are moving it away from a two-state solution

MP Akbar Torki says Gulf state has 'understood that Western countries and Saudi Arabia cannot provide the country with security'

Sonar images reveal Japanese carrier Akagi resting in nearly 18,000 feet of water, 77 years after its sinking

Dimitar Gechev says brother -- who has previous conviction and may face jail -- wrongfully arrested for abuse against England; asserts Nazi salute was only hand wave at a friend

Pelosi also leads congressional delegation to country as US looks to drawdown troops and get peace talks with Taliban back on track

US District Judge Avern Cohn cites need for 'compassion,' rejecting sentencing guidelines for group of Detroit-area men who move millions of dollars to war-torn country