Gaza hospital overwhelmed by dead, wounded
2009-01-06 10:59:49
Wailing in grief, Salah Samouni banged his head against a wall inside the hospital morgue where the bodies of his three young nephews lay on the floor Monday.
Diplomats seek truce as Gaza's civilian toll rises
2009-01-06 07:58:20
Israel's expanding ground and air offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers took a heavy civilian toll Monday, including three young brothers reported killed by a crashing shell and wounded who filled hospital corridors. Israel Vows More Attacks 
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Ground operation meant to restore Israel's iron image
2009-01-06 07:41:29
Israel's use of ground troops in its offensive against Hamas in Gaza is aimed at restoring the iron image of the Jewish state's military ability, undermined by its 2006 war with Hezbollah, say regional specialists.
Israel pounds Gaza, vows to keep up attacks
2009-01-06 07:37:35
GAZA CITY: Israeli forces pounded Palestinian houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels from the air, land and sea in the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing at least seven children as they pressed a bruising offensive against Hamas fighters.
US opens new Iraq embassy in symbolic move
2009-01-05 22:38:43
The United States opened its new embassy building in Baghdad Monday, a step meant to symbolize its transition from occupying power to an ally of a sovereign Iraqi government.
Thousands across Middle East protest Gaza attack
2009-01-05 19:20:16
Thousands protesting Israel's ground offensive on Gaza converged Sunday in Beirut and Istanbul as the leaders of the only two Mideast Arab nations to sign peace treaties with Israel demanded an end to the attack.
Israeli troops and tanks slice deep into Gaza
2009-01-05 19:05:59
Thousands of Israeli troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships surrounded Gaza's largest city and fought militants at close range Sunday. Civilians SufferRice Cancels China Trip Death Toll Tops 500 China Calls for Truce Full Coverage
French leader goes to Mideast for Gaza peace push
2009-01-05 17:24:16
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says he has left for the Middle East to meet with Israeli, Palestinian and other regional leaders in a push to end the fighting in Gaza.
Malaysia seeks special UN session on Gaza conflict
2009-01-05 16:24:44
Muslim countries will seek a U.N. General Assembly special session to press for a halt to the escalating violence in Gaza, Malaysia's leader said Monday.
Rudd supports diplomatic solution to Gaza battle
2009-01-05 16:03:29
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Monday his government recognized Israel's right of self-defense but supported a diplomatic solution to bring an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
UAE capital to set up authority regulating real estate
2009-01-05 15:26:18
The government of Abu Dhabi, capital of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates (UAE), will set up a new authority to regulate the real estate sector within the next few months, local newspaper Khaleej Times reported on Monday.
Israeli shell kills 3 Palestinian children in Gaza
2009-01-05 14:54:23
An Israeli tank shell killed three Palestinian children in their home in eastern Gaza City on Monday, medical officials said.