Gaza truce proposed after Israeli shell kills 30GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP) -- France and Egypt announced an initiative to stop the fighting in Gaza late Tuesday, hours after Israeli mortar shells exploded near a U.N. school sheltering hundreds of people displaced by the onslaught on Hamas militants. At least 30 Palestinians died, staining streets with blood....
Egypt and France propose plan to end Gaza conflictUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The presidents of Egypt and France have proposed a plan to end the escalating Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Tuesday....
Diplomats push Syria to pressure ally HamasDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- France's president sought Syrian help Tuesday to bring a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, while Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice headed to the United Nations for meetings with Arab and European leaders....
US, Iraqi troops get the picture (not their man)TARMIYAH, Iraq (AP) -- Army Capt. Christopher Loftis took in the scene: Iraqi soldiers raiding the home of a suspected insurgent wanted for participating in deadly attacks against U.S. and Iraqi troops....
Member of Iraq president party killed in drive-byBAGHDAD (AP) -- Gunmen have killed a member of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's political party in a drive-by shooting in the northern city of Kirkuk, Iraqi police officials said Tuesday....
Natural gas shortages slam many European nationsVIENNA, Austria (AP) -- The Russia-Ukraine natural gas dispute hit Europe with the force of a winter storm Tuesday, cutting or limiting supplies to at least a dozen nations. Tens of thousands of people were left without heat and governments scrambled to find alternate energy sources....
India: Pakistanis 'must have' backed Mumbai attackNEW DELHI (AP) -- India's prime minister said Tuesday that Pakistani authorities "must have had" a hand in the Mumbai siege, a remark dismissed by Pakistan as propaganda that could undermine efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice....
China face economic pain, sensitive anniversariesBEIJING (AP) -- The year ahead will challenge Chinese security officials increasingly nervous about social stability, the nation's top police officer said Tuesday, amid concerns about gang violence, separatism and dissident plans to mark the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests....
Arabs push UN resolution demanding Gaza cease-fireUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Arab nations floated a proposed U.N. Security Council resolution Tuesday calling for an immediate end to combat in the Gaza Strip and deployment of an international force to monitor a cease-fire and protect Palestinian civilians....
Israel agrees to Gaza "humanitarian corridor"JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel says it has agreed to set up a "humanitarian corridor" to ship vital supplies to the people of the Gaza Strip....