The European Union on Monday pledged nearly $200 million in short-term aid to help Haiti recover from the earthquake and is earmarking almost $300 million in longer-term assistance. » Read More

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The yen fell against the dollar and other currencies on Thursday after Japan's new finance minister said he wanted it to weaken more, stirring talk the government may be more inclined to stem any sharp yen ... » Read More

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The radiation risk from full-body scanners used to improve airport security is low and unlikely to raise an individual's risk of cancer, US experts said on Wednesday. » Read More

By Zvi Bar'el Last week Egypt refused to let an international aid convoy into Gaza from Aqaba through Nuweiba and forced it to return to Syria and from there proceed to El Arish. » Read More

Yemeni forces claimed to have killed two al-Qaeda fighters in a shootout near the capital Sanaa today, as the foundering country battles to stamp out a resurgent terrorist network. » Read More

Flights into an out of one terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport were still running behind schedule on Monday, the morning after a possible security breach halted takeoffs and landings for six hours on ... » Read More

Street cleaners use shovels to remove dirty snow from a main road near Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters Punishing winter weather buffeted China and South Korea today, with Seoul residents experiencing the heaviest snowfall in ... » Read More

A young Israeli woman was moderately wounded on Sunday when Palestinian militants hurled a firebomb at the bus in which she was riding south of the West Bank city of Hebron. » Read More