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At Least 51 Are Killed in Blast at Baghdad Market

A car bomb exploded during the busiest time of day in a Shiite neighborhood. It was the deadliest attack in Baghdad in more than three months.

• Baghdad Bureau: Amara, the Next Battleground in Iraq

Israel Agrees to Truce With Hamas

Israel confirmed that the Egyptian-brokered cease-fire for Gaza will begin on Thursday.

Afghan and NATO Troops Kill 23 Taliban Fighters

The forces launched an operation against Taliban fighters who had infiltrated villages near Kandahar.

Israel Open to Deal With Lebanon on Disputed Land

After a visit by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Israel said all issues would be negotiable, including the status of a contested piece of land on the Lebanon border.

• Israel Confirms Hamas Truce

Pakistani Fury Over Airstrikes Imperils Training

Anger in Pakistan over lethal American airstrikes on its soil threatens a joint effort to combat militants.

South African Leader Visits Mugabe

President Thabo Mbeki scheduled talks with President Robert G. Mugabe of Zimbabwe in what seemed a last-minute attempt to avert a flawed ballot.

Argentine President Seeks to Quell Criticism

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the country’s president, said she would ask the Argentine Congress to legitimize the export taxes that have prompted three months of revolt by farmers.

Fact Mirrors Fiction in African Coup Trial

The plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea in 2004 was so improbable that it sounded like something out of a tale from the tropics, too outlandish even for Graham Greene.

Shadows Grow Across One of Africa’s Bright Lights

The sense of political, social and economic malaise in Senegal, one of Africa’s most stable and admired countries, is unmistakable.

Notes Show Confusion on Interrogation Methods

The minutes of an October 2002 meeting give an extraordinary glimpse of the confusion among government lawyers about both the legal limits and the effectiveness of interrogation methods.

• Text of the Documents (pdf)