Afghans braved chaotic delays outside polling stations and the threat of militant attacks to vote in parliamentary elections that were seen as a major test of the Western-backed government's credibility. . . ..…

This, and other contentious issues that threaten to upend an already shaky coalition, brings to a head a “crisis” that has been brewing in the Israeli government for decades, said Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch, senior rabbi of the Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in Manhattan and a frequent critic of the..…

And make no mistake, Saudi Arabia is useful to Western states. From the British government’s support for the Saudi monarchy in the battle with Arab nationalists during the Allies’ carve-up of the former Ottoman Empire, after the end of the First World War, to its and America’s close..…

Steven Pigeon, an attorney and political consultant in Western New York, pleaded guilty on Friday to bribing former state Supreme Court Justice John Michalek in exchange for influence over litigation before the court. . . . . . ..…

Al-Shabaab has tried to seize control of the government, and it gained support by promising people safety and security. But it lost its credibility in 2011 when it rejected Western food aid during a time of drought and famine. ..…

On Sunday evening, Germany became Western government to suspend future arms sales to Saudi Arabia after Chancellor Angela Merkel told reporters that arms exports ca not take place in the current circumstances... ..…

Western countries have blamed the incident on the Syrian government. Damascus rejected the accusations as “chemical fabrications,” which were made by the terrorists themselves in a bid to halt pro-government forces’ advances. . ..…