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Afghan official says attack on NATO patrol kills 3 civilians

KABUL, Afghanistan - An Afghan official says a suicide bomber struck a NATO patrol in southern Afghanistan, killing three civilians and wounding nine others. District Chief Naimatullah Khan could n...

Obama, security aides, still debating Blackberry

WASHINGTON - For U.S. president-elect Barack Obama, parting with his Blackberry is such sweet sorrow. In fact, it isn't yet certain that he'll give up his hand-held device once he takes office. ...

Princess Bea's car reported stolen in London

LONDON - Police are investigating the theft of a car from a London street, and a newspaper is reporting the vehicle was a BMW owned by Princess Beatrice. The Sun says 20-year-old Beatrice left the ...

Israel to halt fire for three hours to allow aid to reach Gaza

JERUSALEM - Israel says it will once again halt its military action in Gaza for three hours to allow Gaza residents to stock up on supplies. Peter Lerner, an Israeli military official, says Thursda...

Ukrainian, Russian gas companies hold talks, no reported progress

MOSCOW - The heads of the Russian and Ukrainian gas companies held an unexpected meeting in Moscow early Thursday to discuss the dispute that has caused an energy crisis in Europe, but both companies ...

Lebanese prime minister condemns rocket attacks on Israel

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Lebanon's prime minister has condemned rocket attacks on Israel from his country as well as the Jewish state's retaliation. In a statement Thursday, Prime Minister Fuad Saniora sa...

Attacks on Israel from Lebanon threatens to launch second front

JERUSALEM - Lebanese militants fired barrages of rockets into northern Israel early Thursday, striking a nursing home and threatening to open a second front for the Jewish state as it pushed forward w...

New barrage of rocket attacks on Israel from Lebanon reported

JERUSALEM - Israeli media say Lebanese militants have fired a second barrage of rockets on northern Israel. Radio and TV stations say air-raid sirens have gone off in two northern towns. There have...

Report: Refocus war and rebuilding effort in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON - The United States and its partners have shortchanged Afghanistan by focusing on short-term goals pursued without a cohesive strategy or a clear understanding of the way the poor, decentra...

Rockets fired from Lebanon hit northern Israel, could open second front

JERUSALEM - Lebanese militants fired at least three rockets into northern Israel early Thursday, threatening to open a second front for the Jewish state as it pushed forward with its offensive in the ...