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Rocket from Gaza kills Israeli woman

Mon, 12 May 2008 13:43:32 EDT

A rocket fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Monday struck a house in southern Israel, killing one woman, according to Israeli medical emergency services.

Cease-fire reached in Baghdad's Sadr City

Sun, 11 May 2008 01:48:12 EDT

An agreement has been reached with the Iraqi government to end fighting in Baghdad's Sadr City district, a spokesman for radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Saturday.

Militant rockets from Gaza land in Israel

Sat, 10 May 2008 04:14:23 EDT

Palestinian militants fired eight rockets into Israel early Saturday from Gaza, the Israeli military said.

Kurdish rebels reportedly killed in strikes

Sat, 10 May 2008 03:12:21 EDT

The Turkish military launched airstrikes on Kurdish rebel positions in southeastern Turkey on Friday evening, killing 19 rebels, the military said.

Agency: More aid needed for Iraqi refugees

Sat, 10 May 2008 00:49:13 EDT

Hundreds of thousands of displaced Iraqis may have to go without food or health care unless foreign aid increases, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.

Rivals: Israeli PM must quit over 'bribes'

Fri, 09 May 2008 09:53:08 EDT

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U.S.: Al Qaeda in Iraq leader not captured

Fri, 09 May 2008 07:58:35 EDT

Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the head of al Qaeda in Iraq, has not been captured, a senior U.S. military official told CNN on Friday.

Labor protest briefly paralyzes Beirut

Wed, 07 May 2008 17:53:23 EDT

Labor union members and anti-government Hezbollah supporters blocked roads with mounds of sand and burning tires Wednesday to demand higher salaries for public workers.

Gitmo detainee turned suicide bomber, U.S. says

Wed, 07 May 2008 16:44:17 EDT

A Kuwaiti man released from U.S. detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2005 was a suicide bomber in Iraq last month, according to a jihadist Web site.

Proposed Iraqi law could blunt al-Sadr's power

Tue, 06 May 2008 13:47:14 EDT

A proposed election law could hurt the popular political movement of anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr -- whose Mehdi Army militia followers have been battling U.S. and Iraqi troops in Baghdad's Sadr City.