The lawyer for US contractor Alan Gross, jailed in Cuba, rejected claims Thursday by Havana that he is in good health and renewed allegations by the man's relatives that his condition is worsening.
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said his call for the United States and the international community to set "red lines" for Iran was not at all connected with the US November 6 presidential election.
Some of the wounded are reportedly evacuated to Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba; attackers raise black Islamic flag over the base; Multinational force is mandates as part of Israel-Egypt peace treaty.
A US hostage held by Al-Qaeda urged his wife in a video to contact American Jewish communities to call on US President Barack Obama to help secure his release, SITE Intelligence Group said Friday.
Mystery has deepened over the true identity of the filmmaker responsible for an anti-Islam film ''Innocence of Muslims'' which fanned violent protests against US embassies over the Middle East, with conflicting accounts from backers and promoters but no one owning up to having actually directed it.
Republican presidential candidate tells ABC, ''My red line is Iran may not have a nuclear weapon,'' mentions differences in other aspects of Iran policy; White House official to 'NY Times': Obama's red line is a nuclear weapon