Middle East mediators held talks on Tuesday that could clear the way for the appointment of Tony Blair as their envoy to try to revive peace prospects after Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair steps down June 27th after a decade in power during which he re-energized his Labor Party, embarked on an interventionist foreign policy and forged ever-closer ties with the United States.

Speculations over Tony Blair's decision to become a Roman Catholic soon grew as he made a date with Pope Benedict XVI.

The United States Wednesday endorsed the idea of a special envoy from the international Middle East Quartet to lay groundwork for Palestinian statehood. Bush administration officials say outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair would be ideal for such a post, but stop short of saying he has been asked to assume the role when he leaves office next week.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will travel to London on Sunday, two days before British Prime Minister Tony Blair leaves office, to reciprocate a visit Blair made to California.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair today strongly defended the Iraq invasion before the parliament's top oversight body, justifying his record in office a week before he steps down.

Tony Blair hopes that the Group of Eight would agree on a "substantial reduction" in long-term greenhouse gas emissions despite U.S.-European disagreement over binding cuts.

Prime Minister Tony Blair expects to have frank conversations with Vladimir Putin about his country's relations with Europe and the U.S.

The Sri Lankan superstar, the award winning singer-songwriter Nimal Mendis has written a song for autism titled: OPEN EVERY DOOR.He is raising funds for the British charity AUTISM SPEAKS UK who are conducting research into the causes of autism. 50% of downloads will go to AUTISM SPEAKS UK.

Making a farewells trip to Africa, Tony Blair flew to Libia to build support for action on Darfur and climate change and to seal the rehabilitation of relations with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair leaves office on June 27. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent André de Nesnera looks at Mr. Blair's legacy in foreign affairs, a legacy largely defined by his support of the war in Iraq.

Tony Blair said Wednesday Britain must look at a new generation of nuclear power stations to guarantee its future energy supplies. Blair reopened the debate over nuclear power in an opinion piece in The Times newspaper before the publication of a new government energy strategy report on Wednesday. The report is expected to also encourage wind and solar power.