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Israeli officials consider new probe into Gaza Strip assault
JERUSALEM — Even as it defended its handling of last year's military offensive in the Gaza Strip...
54 Shiite Muslim pilgrims killed in Baghdad suicide bombing
BAGHDAD — A female suicide bomber detonated a vest rigged with explosives among a crowd of Shiite Muslim pilgrims in northeastern Baghdad...
U.S. begins Mideast push for ideas on Iranian solution
CAIRO, Egypt — The top U.S. military officer and the secretary of state kicked off a series of visits throughout the Middle East Sunday, reaching out to the Arab world as the Obama administration pushes for tougher sanctions against Iran and its nuclear ambitions...
Haiti president pleads for tents; nearly 500 schools destroyed by quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — One family has used a Haitian flag to pitch its tent at Mais Gate, a shantytown for the homeless near Port-au-Prince airport. Another fashioned its tent from a five-by-five cloth adorned with an image of Jesus...
North threatens another attack on island as S. Korea plans drills
SEOUL — Tempers flared Friday as North Korea warned South Korea...
Deadly blasts in eastern Afghanistan wound 9 Western troops
KABUL — Two explosions in eastern Afghanistan...
Obama affirms U.S. commitment to defense of Japan
YOKOHAMA, Japan — U.S. President Barack Obama said the commitment of the United States to the defense of Japan...
Twin bombings kill at least 22 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — Two bomb blasts targeting a bus filled with Shiite Muslims and later a hospital in Karachi on Friday killed at least 22 people in the latest outbreak of violence plaguing the troubled, nuclear-armed state...
Afghan government pursues talks with Taliban leaders
KABUL — Despite U.S. misgivings, Afghan President Hamid Karzai will push his initiative for talks with Taliban leaders during a visit to Saudi Arabia...
Iraqi Shiite group claims it is holding American hostage
BAGHDAD — An Iraqi Shiite group with close ties to Iran has claimed in a videotape Saturday it was holding an American hostage who is believed to be an El Cajon, Calif., man reported missing in Baghdad by the Pentagon...
