Former U.S President Jimmy Carter has been hospitalized after falling ill on a Delta Airlines flight. Mr Carter was on his way to a book signing.

A statement released by the Carter Center said while on a flight to Cleveland, the former President developed an upset stomach, and, upon arrival, was taken to Metro Health Hospital for observations. According to the center, Mr. Carter is resting comfortably and is expected to resume his book tour this week

A boat carrying some eight Jewish activists has set sail for the Gaza Strip in an attempt to break Israel’s blockade of the territory and deliver Humanitarian aid to it’s inhabitants.

The ship nicknamed the “Irene” carrying Jews from the United States, United Kingdom, Israel and Germany, left the port of Famargasta in Turkish northern Cyprus on sunday

China has expressed opposition to South Korea’s new sanctions on Iran for its suspected nuclear weapons program.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Thursday China does not approve of the unilateral sanctions. She said the Chinese government hopes countries will instead stick to diplomatic efforts and seek a resolution through dialogue and negotiations

Israeli and Palestinian leaders have launched their first direct peace talks in nearly two years.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas joined U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for opening statements, Thursday, in Washington.

Mr. Netanyahu said a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians would take “painful concessions” from both sides

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says he does not regret his decision to take Britain to war in Iraq, but did not foresee the nightmare that had unfolded there. The revelations come in Mr. Blair’s newly published memoirs

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says achieving a peace agreement with the Palestinians is difficult, but possible, following Washington’s announcement Friday that Israel and the Palestinians will start direct peace negotiations for the first time in 20 months

Peter the Great, Joseph Stalin and now Russian President Dmitri Medvedev all set ambitious goals of modernizing Russia. Last September, Mr. Medvedev published an essay entitled “Go, Russia!” that spelled out a new strategy to use technology and innovation to boost economic efficiency