David Cameron says radical cleric Abu Qatada should have been deported to Jordan “years ago” and he still wants to see this happen.

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PM: Qatada outcome ‘unacceptable’

AMMAN, Jordan — King Abdullah II of Jordan met Sunday with Khaled Meshal, the leader of Hamas, who came to Jordan on his first official visit since he was expelled more than a decade ago in a crackdown on the militant Islamist group. Read full article > >

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Hamas leader Khaled Meshal visits Jordan

The political leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement, Hamas, is due to visit Jordan, 13 years after it expelled Hamas leaders.

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Hamas leader goes back to Jordan

The European Court of Human Rights said that Abu Qatada cannot be deported from Britain to his native Jordan because his trial there would be tainted by evidence obtained by torture.

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Britain Overruled on Abu Qatada, a Terrorism Suspect

JERUSALEM — Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met for the first time in more than a year in Amman on Tuesday and agreed to keep talking at further meetings, Jordan’s foreign minister said, adding that Israel had received written Palestinian proposals on borders and security and would respond. Although the minister, Nasser Judeh, was careful not to characterize Tuesday’s talks and the coming meetings as negotiations, the discussions in Jordan marked a resumption of direct contacts between the Israelis and Palestinians after a protracted impasse in peace efforts. Read full article > >

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Israelis and Palestinians meet, agree to keep talking

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are due to meet in Jordan on Tuesday, after more than 15 months of deadlock in peace talks.

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Israelis and Palestinians to meet

Palestinian and Israeli negotiators will meet in Jordan on Tuesday in an effort to revive moribund peace talks, although none of the sides involved suggested any reason to view the meeting as a sign of significant progress.

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Palestinians and Israelis Will Talk This Week

US teenager Jordan Romero becomes the youngest person to climb to the summit of the tallest mountains on each of the seven continents.

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US teenager sets climbing record

Almost nine years into the basketball legend's retirement, a new version of Michael Jordan athletic shoes can still send fans into a mad frenzy: Stores nationwide were the scenes of violence and police officer injuries Friday, authorities said.

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Air Jordans incite shopper violence

NEW YORK — Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner of New York is ending a rough year with some good news. A spokeswoman says the Democrat and his wife, Huma Abedin, welcomed son Jordan Zain Weiner on Wednesday. Weiner resigned from Congress in June amid outrage over sexually explicit emails and social media postings involving a former porn actress and other women. Republican Bob Turner won a special election to represent his Brooklyn-Queens district. Read full article > >

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It’s a boy for ex-US Rep. Weiner of NY, who resigned in sex scandal, and Clinton aide Abedin

DALLAS – The Washington Nationals pinned their highest winter hopes on signing Mark Buehrle , the free agent pitcher they believed would turn their young, deep rotation into one of the league’s best. In October, they envisioned slotting him between Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann , a savvy, experienced lefty in the middle of two young, electric right-handers. In November, they flew to his home in St. Louis and explained both how he would help them win and how happy his family would be in Washington. On Wednesday, they met with his representatives and presented their best offer. And they felt good about it. Read full article > >

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Nationals’ plans dashed as Marlins sign Mark Buehrle

King Abdullah II conferred with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority, but his visit sent many messages.

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King of Jordan Visits the Palestinian West Bank

Jordan McKay, 20, turned his back on gangs and a life of drifting from job to job to try to provide a stable home for his 3-year-old daughter.

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The Neediest Cases: Rethinking His Life, for the Sake of His Daughter

COVE CITY, N.C. — A 9-year-old North Carolina girl pinned in a wrecked car for almost two days ate Pop-Tarts and Gatorade to help her survive the single-car crash that killed her father, police and relatives said on Monday. Jordan Landon of Cove City was airlifted to a hospital Sunday night after rescue teams cut her out of the 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo that had been upside down in a culvert since Friday night, the North Carolina Highway Patrol said. Killed was 39-year-old Douglas Landon, police said. Read full article > >

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9-year-old NC girl eats Pop-Tarts to survive 2 days in wrecked car; father killed

King Abdullah of Jordan is the first Arab leader on Syria’s doorstep to call for a change in government in that country in order to end the increasingly bloody political uprising there.

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King of Jordan Calls on Syria’s Assad to Quit