The hardline, opposition Likud party of former Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu is gaining ground amid the fighting in Gaza, according to an opinion poll published Thursday, one month before electio

The Israeli military denied Friday that it had renewed Israel's policy of targeted killings of top Hamas political leaders, saying the target of the airstrike that killed Nizar Rayan had been his house, which stored "large amounts of rockets and explosives."

The price for oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) slid to 36.92 dollars Monday, just above this year's record low price, which was set earlier this month.

A British minister Friday called for further action to safeguard the stability of oil prices despite the current decline of the price for crude oil in the face of global recession.

Indian authorities have announced an investigation into two top police officers for their failure to prevent the November 26 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, news reports said Thursday.

Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are expected to approve a cut in oil production of up to 2 million barrels per day when they meet later Wednesday in the Algerian city of Oran.

The price for oil produced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) continued to rise Friday, ahead of a meeting of the cartel on December 17, at which production cuts are expected to be discussed.

The world's long-term neglect of conflict-stricken Somalia has created the current boom in piracy in the Gulf of Aden, diplomats and UN officials said Wednesday as the second day of an international conference on piracy began in Nairobi.