Pope Benedict XVI has replied to a letter from Muslim scholars, stressing the need for dialogue between Islam and Christianity and saying he would be willing to meet Muslim representatives, the Vatican said Thursday.The pope expressed "deep appreciation for this gesture, for the positive spirit...

Somalia's new prime minister will try to open a dialogue with Islamists to end an insurgency that a human rights group said has killed nearly 6,000 civilians so far this year, officials said Sunday.Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein, who formed his Cabinet on Sunday, has...

The U.S. warned it would push for U.N. sanctions against Myanmar if it fails to respond to international demands to move toward democracy. But the country's U.N. ambassador strongly resisted punitive measures, saying it is not a threat to regional security and needs "patience" to...

Former President Bill Clinton on Thursday endorsed the idea of talks with Iran and Syria to help ease the bloodletting in Iraq, saying it would also be in Tehran's interests.Clinton spoke in the Netherlands the day after the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan panel that...

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