Middle East

ISRAEL Vice President Biden on Thursday ended a visit to Israel that is likely to be remembered more for his dust-up with Israeli leaders over construction in East Jerusalem than for the admiration for the country that he voiced repeatedly throughout his four-day goodwill tour.

ISRAEL Vice President Biden on Thursday ended a visit to Israel that is likely to be remembered more for his dust-up with Israeli leaders over construction in East Jerusalem than for the admiration for the country that he voiced repeatedly throughout his four-day goodwill tour.

ISRAEL Vice President Biden on Thursday ended a visit to Israel that is likely to be remembered more for his dust-up with Israeli leaders over construction in East Jerusalem than for the admiration for the country that he voiced repeatedly throughout his four-day goodwill tour.

ISRAEL Vice President Biden on Thursday ended a visit to Israel that is likely to be remembered more for his dust-up with Israeli leaders over construction in East Jerusalem than for the admiration for the country that he voiced repeatedly throughout his four-day goodwill tour.

ISRAEL Vice President Biden on Thursday ended a visit to Israel that is likely to be remembered more for his dust-up with Israeli leaders over construction in East Jerusalem than for the admiration for the country that he voiced repeatedly throughout his four-day goodwill tour.

ISRAEL Vice President Biden on Thursday ended a visit to Israel that is likely to be remembered more for his dust-up with Israeli leaders over construction in East Jerusalem than for the admiration for the country that he voiced repeatedly throughout his four-day goodwill tour.

ISRAEL Vice President Biden on Thursday ended a visit to Israel that is likely to be remembered more for his dust-up with Israeli leaders over construction in East Jerusalem than for the admiration for the country that he voiced repeatedly throughout his four-day goodwill tour.

ISRAEL Vice President Biden on Thursday ended a visit to Israel that is likely to be remembered more for his dust-up with Israeli leaders over construction in East Jerusalem than for the admiration for the country that he voiced repeatedly throughout his four-day goodwill tour.

BAGHDAD -- For Raad Ali, the results of last weekend's elections will dictate whether men like him can survive in today's Iraq.

BAGHDAD -- Preliminary election results indicate that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's slate won two southern provinces in Sunday's parliamentary elections , Iraqi officials said Thursday, as they contended with continued allegations of fraud and complaints about disqualified candidates.