Sderot, Israel, a working-class town less than two miles from Gaza, has been repeatedly hit with rockets.
The Israeli and Palestinian leaders authorized the start of negotiations on the sensitive core issues of the conflict.
President Bush sharply criticized Iran for fomenting “a dangerous situation” in an incident over the weekend in the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf.
The move came after the president unilaterally appointed key cabinet positions, which also set off riots across the country.
American commanders believe it is essential to hobble the extremists in order to sustain recent security gains and ultimately pacify Iraq.
The romance between President Nicolas Sarkozy and the Italian singer Carla Bruni has intrigued France.
Doctors struggled to stabilize the health of the former president Suharto after a setback in which there were new signs of internal bleeding and fluid in his lungs.
Three Americans were part of a well-armed gang that waged a gun battle with soldiers and police officers in Rio Bravo on Monday, Mexican authorities said.
Private clinics in Spain, which perform most of the country’s abortions, began a five-day strike on Tuesday to protest what they said was persecution by anti-choice activists and government inspectors.
The wife of the ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned from exile Tuesday to face charges of corruption.
A rift is emerging between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iran’s supreme religious leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The son of Benazir Bhutto -- leading political figure in Pakistan, callow college student in Britain -- holds a news conference.
An eyewitness account from John Moore, a photographer who was at the scene of the blast.
A look at the work of Doctors Without Borders, treating badly wounded Iraqi civilians.
Photographer Andrew Testa and writer Nicholas Wood present a short visual history of the conflict in Kosovo, from war to the verge of independence.
Beijing May Green for the Olympics, but Long-Term Forecast Is GrayFor the world’s athletes, Beijing’s air may be a problem next summer. For the city’s 12 million residents, the pollution is far more serious.
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