HAVANA — Little was known of Fidel Castro's condition today after he underwent an operation and temporarily turned over the Cuban presidency to his brother Raul, usheri...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Gunmen kidnapped 29 people in Baghdad today, while Iraq's latest wave of violence killed 19 people, including four Iraqi soldiers in a suicide bombing.
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It plans to expand military operations
JERUSALEM — Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon today, hours after agreeing to temporarily halt raids whil...
Israel rejects 3-day cease-fire request
TYRE, Lebanon — Israeli planes targeted bridges in southern and eastern Lebanon in new airstrikes Saturday, destroying one in a re...
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Gunmen attacked two Sunni mosques early today in the Iraqi capital, while the U.S. command said three U.S. Marines died in action in western Iraq.
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She won't say when she'll go
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, after conferring with her aides, said today she will return to the Middle East ...
Israelis claim 130 targets were hit
JERUSALEM — Israeli warplanes fired missiles at dozens of targets across southern Lebanon overnight, including buildings that were red...
WASHINGTON — President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair are teamed up against much of the world again, this time in their refusal to criticize Israel's offensi...
Jihad sought by al-Qaida
CAIRO, Egypt — Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader issued a worldwide call today for Muslims to rise up in a holy war against Israel and join the fighting in...
It's nation's only revenue
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Pipelines carrying crude oil through Iraq's unguarded desert suddenly collapse after weeks without disruption — a single bullet...
