WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department appointed former Iranian embassy hostage John Limbert as its top-ranking diplomat for Iranian affairs.

KASUR, Pakistan, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Pakistan inaugurated a 200 MW power station in Punjab province that utilizes a flexible fuel source to overcome regional shortfalls, executives said.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama reaffirmed America's "strong commitment to Israel's security" in a meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the White House said.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The United States and the European Union launched a high-level council meant to address clean technology and energy security.

CAIRO, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abu Gheit said only a U.N.-backed resolution calling for a total Israeli settlement freeze will allow peace talks to resume.

CAIRO, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The chairman of the military committee of NATO wrapped up his visit to Egypt and Jordan to discuss bilateral cooperation for regional security.

CAIRO, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The United States is committed to reviving Middle East peace talks and opposed to Israeli settlement construction, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.

The U.N. General Assembly scheduled debate on the Goldstone Report, a document that faults both Israel and Hamas in Israel's military action on the Gaza Strip.

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Going by the Pakistani military's latest announcement, its air-and-ground assault "Operation Rah-i-Nijat" (path to deliverance) in South Waziristan is going quite well with the terror groups on the run, but refugees from the area tell a different story even as the recent wave of deadly, indiscriminate terror mayhem across the nation seems only to be intensifying.