Police say three Greece players at the World Cup have had money stolen from their hotel rooms. Lt.-Col Leon Engelbrecht said on Thursday the unidentified players reported that 1,600 euros (C$2,000) had been stolen from their rooms on Tuesday night at...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel avoided giving debt-plagued Greece a commitment of financial assistance Friday, as Athens was rattled by more strikes and violent protests by unions outraged by harsh economic austerity measures.

A representative of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission and a senior Iranian official met last month to discuss the chances of declaring the Middle East a nuclear-free zone, Haaretz has learned. This is the first direct meeting between official...