Palestinian goes on rampage in Jerusalem; 3 killed
JERUSALEM - A Palestinian man plowed an enormous construction vehicle into cars, buses and pedestrians on a busy street Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding at least 45 before he was shot dead by security officers.
Nations:Lebanon Israel People:Mahmoud Abbas Activities:Israel-Palestine Conflict Source:(AP)
2008-07-02
Rockets, airstrikes come hours before Gaza truce
JERUSALEM - Palestinian militants fired 50 rockets and mortars toward Israel on Wednesday, and Israel responded with airstrikes in Gaza just hours before a truce was to take effect, illustrating how fragile the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas would be.
Nations:Lebanon People:Ehud Olmert Condoleezza Rice Activities:2007 Gaza Conflict Source:(AP)
2008-06-18
Israel confirms cease-fire to begin Thursday
JERUSALEM - Israel officially confirmed Wednesday that a cease-fire with the Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip will begin this week in an effort to end a year of fighting that has killed more than 400 Palestinians and seven Israelis.
Nations:Lebanon Activities:2007 Gaza Conflict Source:(AP)
2008-06-18
Iraq eliminates China from World Cup qualifying
TIANJIN, China - China's chances of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup ended with a 2-1 loss to resurgent Asian champion Iraq, sparking celebratory gunfire in Baghdad and despair in Beijing.
Nations:China Iraq Qatar United Arab Emirates Lebanon Saudi Arabia Activities:2010 Soccer World Cup
2008-06-14
Petraeus promotion keeps nation on its war course
President Bush is promoting his top Iraq commander, Army Gen. David Petraeus, and replacing him with the general's recent deputy, keeping the U.S. on its war course and handing the next president a pair of combat-tested commanders who have relentlessly defended Bush's strategies.
Nations:Lebanon People:David Petraeus Robert Gates Harry Reid John McCain Activities:Second Gulf War
2008-04-23
U.S. amy under stress from long wars
U.S. soldiers are committing suicide at record levels, young officers are abandoning their military careers, and the heavy use of forces in Iraq has made it harder for the military to fight conflicts that could arise elsewhere.
Nations:Lebanon Activities:Second Gulf War Bush Admin.
2008-04-10
Bush backs Ukraine NATO bid
President Bush on Tuesday vowed full support for Ukraine and Georgia's NATO aspirations, saying Russia would have no veto over the ex-Soviet states' membership bids.
Nations:U.S. Ukraine Russia Lebanon Romania People:Vladimir Putin Activities:Bush Admin. 2004 Ukraine Election Crisis
2008-04-01
McCain says US succeeding in Iraq
Fresh off his eighth Iraq visit, Sen. John McCain declared Monday that "we are succeeding" and said he wouldn't change course -- even as the U.S. death toll rose to 4,000 and the war entered its sixth year.
Nations:Iraq Lebanon Saudi Arabia People:Osama bin Laden John McCain David Petraeus Barack Obama Hillary Clinton Activities:US Election 2008 Second Gulf War
2008-03-24
Gunman kills 8 at Jerusalem seminary
A gunman entered the library of a rabbinical seminary and opened fire on a crowded nighttime study session Thursday, killing eight people and wounding nine before he was slain, police and rescue workers said. It was the first major militant attack in Jerusalem in more than four years.
Nations:Israel Lebanon People:Mahmoud Abbas Condoleezza Rice Activities:Israel-Palestine Conflict
2008-03-06
Oscar gets final polish before big show
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Will Meryl Streep's outfit match her talent? Will Diablo Cody actually refuse to wear those million-dollar, diamond-encrusted shoes? Will Katherine Heigl need to squint? The city was abuzz with all things Oscar as celebrities flocked from around the world for Sunday's Academy Awards ...
Nations:U.S. Lebanon People:Katherine Heigl Meryl Streep Seth Rogen Jonah Hill Helen Mirren Genghis Khan Activities:2008 Oscar Awards
2008-02-24
War demands strain US military readiness
A classified Pentagon assessment concludes that long battlefield tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with persistent terrorist activity and other threats, have prevented the U.S. military from improving its ability to respond to any new crisis, The Associated Press has learned.
Nations:North Korea Lebanon People:Robert Gates Activities:Second Gulf War Afghan Terror War
2008-02-09
Explosion rocks Beirut, 5 dead
A car bomb exploded in a Christian neighborhood of Beirut on Friday killing at least five people, including a top police official who dealt with terrorist bombings and had previously been targeted, authorities said.
Nations:Lebanon
2008-01-25
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