TEHRAN (AFP) - Thousands of Iranians on Friday chanted "Death to Israel" and "Death to America" as they demonstrated in Tehran against Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip. The demonstration took place on streets leading to the Tehran University compound where the weekly Friday prayers is held. The ...

Three militants blew themselves up after police raided their hideout on Friday, preventing a major attack in the country's biggest city Karachi, police said. The raid happened hours before Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was due in the southern port city but there was no official indication he ...

US President George W. Bush made a fresh push Friday to unlock stalled negotiations on a massive financial rescue plan, warning "we've got a big problem" and stressing "we need a rescue plan." "The legislative process is sometimes not very pretty, but we are going to get a ...