Mr. Abbas made the comment Sunday after meeting British Prime Minister Tony Blair in the West Bank city of Ramallah

European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana says discussions with Iran's Ali Larijani have been productive and that negotiations will continue in coming days

The US military, meanwhile, warns that a suicide bombing cell is operating in Kabul and looking for chances to target foreign troops

Iraqi officials say session was postponed because of strong opposition by Sunni political parties which argue that federalism will lead to break up of country

Military says it is responding to recent rebel artillery attacks against Sri Lankan troops on Jaffna peninsula

Beijing says new regulations put in effect to prevent news reporting that may endanger national security, undermine social stability, or spread influence of superstition

Among those US president wants tried before commissions are 14 suspects previously held in secret by Central Intelligence Agency

Concerned about growing secular trends in the West, Pope Benedict says Asia and Africa admire scientific and technical progress of West, but they are also frightened by form of rationality in West that excludes God from man's vision

He recorded 'Mercenary' a few months before Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on his native New Orleans

Flight had been postponed nearly two weeks because of bad weather and technical problems