Hamas Rejects Israeli Conditions for Gaza Truce
Khaled Meshaal, a Hamas leader, told the attendees at an emergency Arab summit on the Gaza crisis being held in Doha, the capital...
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Israeli Strike of UN Headquarters in Gaza Draws Criticism
As the Israeli military intensified its ongoing assault against the Hamas terrorist organization in densely populated Gaza City on January 15, artillery shells...
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UN Secretary-General Visits Middle East
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Cairo on January 14, beginning a Middle East tour aimed at ending Israel's offensive against the Hamas...
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The Gaza Crisis Continues
The crisis in Gaza continued on January 9, as Israeli aircraft struck more than 30 Hamas targets before dawn. Hamas militants responded by...
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China Curbing Appetite for U.S. Debt
China is finally being forced to curb her appetite for U.S. government debt, according to the New York Times. China, which last September...
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U.S. Transfers Power to Iraq
On January 1, the day after the UN mandate for foreign troops expired and the new Status of Forces security agreement between Iraq...
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Israeli Invasion of Gaza Continues
Israeli tanks and troops late Saturday on January 3 entered Gaza, escalating Israel's eight-day-old offensive against the Hamas terrorist organization that controls the...
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Gaza Crisis Should be Avoided by U.S.
The ongoing Israeli attacks on the Palestinian-occupied and controlled Gaza Strip have provoked indignation worldwide, as flare-ups in that corner of the globe...
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Bush Makes Surprise Visits to Iraq, Afghanistan
Only five weeks away from the end of his presidency, President George Bush made surprise visits on December 14 and 15 to Iraq...
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Additional U.S. Troops to Head for Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, while flying on December 11 to a regional military base for international forces in Kandahar, Afghanistan, told reporters...
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British Troops to Start Iraq Exit in March
Sources within the British Ministry of Defence in London revealed on December 9 that British troops will start pulling out of Iraq in...
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India Protests to Pakistan About Mumbai Attacks
On December 1, the Indian government summoned Shahid Malik, Pakistan's high commissioner, to lodge a formal protest over the terrorist attacks in Mumbai....
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Separate Baghdad Bomb Attacks Kill 19
Three separate bomb blasts killed a total of 19 people in Baghdad during the Monday morning rush hour on November 24, with one...
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Iraqis Protest Against U.S. Troop Pact
Thousands of people gathered in Baghdad's Firdous Square on November 21 to protest against a pact letting U.S. forces stay in Iraq until...
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Israel to Boycott UN Conference on Racism
Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said on November 19, that Israel will not attend the UN's World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia...
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