Serbians are voting in a presidential runoff election pitting pro-Western incumbent Boris Tadic against nationalist Tomislav Nikolic for the right to lead a nation struggling to shed the legacy of the Balkan wars and the effects of 24-percent unemployment. Tadic, who is seeking a third term, finished slightly ahead of Nikolic earlier this month in a first round election.  But neither contender approached the majority needed to win the election, and Nikolic's populist Serbian ...

JERUSALEM - There is growing concern in Israel about an influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Africa.  The flood of illegal African migrants entering Israel topped the agenda at the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the migrants are “threatening the fabric of Israeli society, its national security and its national identity.” The issue has become the center of a heated national debate, after a series of violent crimes and ...