Iran said it successfully test-fired a new generation of long range surface-to-surface missile on Wednesday, one that could easily strike as far away as southeastern Europe with greater precision than earlier models. ...more

November 13, 2008

Residents of Jerusalem chose a secular businessman to lead one of the world's most revered and complicated cities, putting an end to five years of ultra-Orthodox Jewish control, election results showed Wednesday. ...more

November 13, 2008

With international efforts to increase sanctions against Iran at a standstill, many Israelis think their nation alone stands in the way of Tehran eventually building nuclear weapons. ...more

November 4, 2008

Syria formally recognized Lebanon for the first time Tuesday by establishing diplomatic relations with its neighbor - meeting a U.S. demand to do more for regional stability even as Damascus pursues indirect peace talks with Israel. ...more

October 15, 2008

Gaza's smugglers are going legit: Owners of the scores of tunnels running under the Gaza-Egypt border have registered with the Hamas authorities, pledged to pay workers' compensation and hooked up their operations to the electricity network. ...more

October 9, 2008

and increasingly flimsy - notion must be altogether abandoned: the idea that the U.N. is the sine qua non of legitimate action in the international arena. ...more

October 5, 2008

Russell R. Suereth of New Port Richey laments ...more

September 20, 2008

Jeff Zaremsky of New Port Richey finds the concept of "The Best of Charley Reese" a dubious notion. ...more

September 3, 2008

Four men – including three from out of state – conspired to buy 7 kilograms of cocaine from undercover Tampa police detectives, police say. ...more

August 27, 2008

Bruce E. McNally of Hudson agrees with Charley Reese op-ed page column on danger of taking on Iran. ...more

July 9, 2008