French FM says he is skeptical that renewed nuclear talks with Iran will succeed; Iranian parliament speaker accuses world powers of double standards on nuclear issue.

Speaking to The Guardian, member of Palestinian militant group''s Gaza leadership says Hamas is not part of regional alliance and will not take sides in a possible conflict.

Iran's new parliament will be largely dominated by conservative supporters of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to results from last week's election.

Unknown attackers threw firebombs at a synagogue in Russia, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday.

CRIF, the umbrella representative group of Jewish organizations in France, expressed dismay after French Prime Minister Francois Fillon urged Muslims and Jews to consider scrapping what he called ''outdated'' halal and kosher slaughter rules.

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may not have bridged their differences on how to deal with Iran, but each managed to give the other a measure of reassurance.

Israel's prime minister warns of the dangers of a nuclear Iran, which he says will provide a 'nuclear umbrella' to terrorists; in earlier meeting, New York Times reports Obama said talk of war is increasing oil prices.

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday winds up a high-profile US visit focused on Iran's nuclear threat after warning that his country would not live in the ''shadow of annihilation'' and telling President Barack Obama that Israel must remain the ''master of its fate'' in a firm defense of his right to mount a unilateral strike against Tehran.

President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may not have bridged their differences on how to deal with Iran, but each managed to give the other a measure of reassurance.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu reacts postively to U.S. President Barack Obama's AIPAC speech; Peres meets with Obama for 35 minutes after speech.