Republican George W. Bush claimed the presidency of the United States Wednesday, promising to heal the wounds of a ferociously partisan election, declaring: "I was not elected to serve one party, but to serve one nation."

Israel Assassinates Islamic Resistance Member
Israeli troops shot dead four Palestinians in Gaza and assassinated another in Hebron on Wednesday in one of the worst days of clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and the Israeli army since violence erupted in September.

Path Clearing For Netanyahu’s Prime Ministerial Bid

A controversial bill that would allow former hardline Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to run again for the premiership passed its first parliamentary test on Wednesday.

Half-Arab Children Wait For Fathers

The Arab honeymoon is over. For hundreds of poor Muslim women in Kozhikode, India, most of whom are still in their thirties, the only lasting gain from brief marriages to aging Arabs are their offspring.