Israel PM cancels elections after deal with Oppn

In a dramatic move, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday cancelled early general elections after clinching a surprise deal with the main opposition party to form the largest-ever......

Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon passes away

Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon, a hardliner revered by his countrymen as ‘Mr Security’ and reviled across the Arab world as the ‘butcher of Sabra and Shatila’,......

Elections 2009: Let the games begin

Imagine Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati and Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate L K Advani working out and pumping iron before competing against......

Meet Israel's new 'Golda Meir'

Former Mossad agent-turned-politician Tzipi Livni is all set to be Israel's second woman prime minister. Livni, who as Israel's foreign minister heads the US-backed peace talks with Palestinians,......