2 al-Qaida in Iraq leaders killed
US: Deaths may be most significant blow to group since insurgency.
US: Deaths may be most significant blow to group since insurgency.
Israel Arabs spray-painted swastikas and pictures of Palestinian Authority flags on the walls of a synagogue and home near the Arab-Jewish Center in the city of Yafo (Jaffa), adjacent to Tel Aviv, according to police. Also nearby is an elementary school where Arabs and Jews study together.
President Shimon Peres made use of his Remembrance Day address to deliver a message of warning to the Shiite theocracy in Iran Sunday, urging it not to underestimate Israel.
Rami Awad's more than three years as a branch employee of National City Bank ended badly -- and a jury is about to hear what happened.
The Taliban are moving fighters into Kandahar, planting bombs and plotting attacks as NATO and Afghan forces prepare for a summer showdown with insurgents, according to a Taliban commander with close ties to senior insurgent leaders.
The recent death of 13-year old Yemeni child bride Elham Assi, who reportedly bled to death last week after being tied down and forced to have sex with her 23-year-old husband, has sparked outrage among rights activists in Yemen.
Long-range Scud missiles, which Israel has accused Syria of sending to Hezbollah in Lebanon, seem unlikely weapons of choice for a nimble guerrilla outfit, although they might pack a psychological punch
Denies writing "wake-up call" memo to Obama administration.
Al-Qaeda in Iraq is rigging houses and shops with explosives in a new tactic that has killed and maimed civilians in recent weeks and defied the thousands of security forces in Baghdad, officials say.
Seven people were killed and 26 wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in the northwestern Pakistani city of Kohat on Sunday, police said.