Middle East
Israel shells Gaza militants, probes Hamas claim of captured soldier
Israeli tanks shelled militant targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday and a woman died in an air strike after the bloodiest ...Two Israeli soldiers die in Gaza clash; Palestinian toll tops 300
Two Israeli soldiers were killed in a cross-border attack by Hamas militants on Saturday, the army said, as the Palestinian death toll ...Wave of bombings in Baghdad kills 27 people
At least 27 people were killed in a wave of bombings in mostly Shi\'ite Muslim areas of Baghdad on Saturday, police and ...Israeli tanks dig in at Gaza frontier as Palestinian toll tops 300
Israeli soldiers in tanks and bulldozers dug in across a mile-wide strip of Gaza\'s eastern frontier on Saturday as Palestinian officials said ...World powers agree to extend talks with Iran
Iran and six world powers on Friday agreed to a four-month extension of negotiations on a long-term nuclear deal that would gradually ...Twenty-three Palestinians, Israeli soldier killed in Gaza ground offensive
Israel stepped up its ground offensive in Gaza early on Friday pounding targets with artillery fire and using tanks and infantry to ...Israel launches ground offensive in Gaza Strip
Israel launched a Gaza ground campaign after 10 days of bombardments from the air and sea failed to stop militants\' rocket attacks, ...Gaza truce goes into force, hours after tunnel clash
A five-hour humanitarian truce agreed by Israel and Hamas came into force on Thursday, hours after the Israeli military said it fought ...Confident Assad launches new term in stronger position
Bashar al-Assad was sworn in for a new term as Syria\'s president on Wednesday, after an election which his opponents dismiss as ...Israel targets Hamas leaders in new Gaza raids after cease-fire falters
Israel resumed its air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday a day after holding its fire in deference to an Egyptian-proposed ...