Israeli bombs hits UN school
By IBRAHIM BARZAK and STEVE WEIZMAN
Associated Press Writers
GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) -- Israeli forces edged closer to Gaza's major population centers on Tuesday and attacked new targets, including a U.N. school, taking more civilian lives after ignoring mounting int ...
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Japan wants anti-whaling ship barred from ports
By ERIC TALMADGE
Associated Press Writer
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan said Tuesday it plans to ask Australia and possibly New Zealand and Chile to ban an anti-whaling protest ship from using their ports to refuel, heightening a cat-and-mouse game in Anta ...
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Sri Lanka seizes key rebel defense line in north
By RAVI NESSMAN
Associated Press Writer
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Sri Lankan forces overran the Tamil Tigers' northernmost defense line Tuesday, forcing the beleaguered rebels to retreat from one of their strongest fortifications, the military ...
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India: Pakistanis 'must have' backed Mumbai attack
By ASHOK SHARMA
Associated Press Writer
NEW DELHI (AP) -- Pakistani authorities "must have had" a hand in the deadly Mumbai siege, India's prime minister said Tuesday, stopping just short of directly accusing Islamabad of aiding the gunmen.
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6 countries lose Russian gas
By MARIA DANILOVA
Associated Press Writer
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Six countries reported a complete shutoff of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine on Tuesday, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in.
Bulgaria, Greece, Ma ...
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Israeli troops approach Gaza population centers
By IBRAHIM BARZAK and STEVE WEIZMAN
Associated Press Writers
GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) -- Israeli shells slammed into Gaza and ground forces edged closer to major population centers Tuesday, taking more civilian lives after Israel ignored mounting in ...
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With nothing good to say, Obama keeps mum on Gaza
By ANNE GEARAN
AP Military Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama's studied silence on the subject of Israel's 10-day-old war against Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip is only partly out of deference to the man who ...
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US joins press for truce as Gaza onslaught goes on
By IBRAHIM BARZAK and AMY TEIBEL
Associated Press Writers
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israel seized control of high-rise buildings and attacked houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels as it pressed its offensive against the Gaza Strip's Hamas ...
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US inaugurates new $700 million embassy in Baghdad
By PATRICK QUINN
Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD (AP) -- The United States inaugurated its largest embassy ever in the heart of the Green Zone on Monday, officially opening the fortress-like compound that was built as a testament to America's ...
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Israel pounds Gaza, vows to continue campaign
By IBRAHIM BARZAK and AMY TEIBEL
Associated Press Writers
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- Israeli forces consolidated their hold on parts of the Gaza Strip on Monday, seizing three high-rise buildings on the outskirts of the territory's biggest city ...
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Taliban whopper: claim 5,220 foreign troops killed
By JASON STRAZIUSO and RAHIM FAIEZ
Associated Press Writer
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Taliban has long exaggerated its military successes, but its figures for 2008 may be the militia's most startling claims yet.
The Taliban claims its f ...
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France tries accused 9/11 plotter in Tunisia blast
By PIERRE-ANTOINE SOUCHARD
Associated Press Writer
PARIS (AP) -- Three men charged with involvement in a deadly synagogue bombing in Tunisia went on trial Monday in Paris in a case expected to highlight the reach and complexity of al-Qaida-li ...
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