| Suicide bombers strike near U.S. base in Kabul, killing 2 guards Nov 21st 2012, 12:23 KABUL — A pair of suicide bombers in Afghan military uniforms penetrated the most heavily guarded district of this capital early Wednesday, killing two Afghan security guards and wounding five civilians in blasts at a checkpoint near the main U.S. military headquarters and half a dozen other international facilities. Read full article >>   |  | India hangs lone surviving terrorist from 2008 Mumbai attacks Nov 21st 2012, 12:01 NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday hanged the lone surviving gunman from the deadly terror attack in Mumbai four years ago that left 166 people dead, including six Americans. Ajmal Amir Kasab, a Pakistani citizen, was one of 10 heavily-armed terrorists who sailed into India's financial hub of Mumbai and launched a series of attacks on two five-star hotels, the city's main train station, a restaurant and a Jewish prayer center. Read full article >>   | | 9 questions about Israel-Gaza you were too embarrassed to ask Nov 21st 2012, 12:00 This week's violence between Israel and Gaza is three things: complicated, confusing and important. As a result, you might have found yourself wondering what it's all about but too caught up in the minute-to-minute news cycle to grasp the basics. So, here is some basic background on the questions you may have nagging at you. Read it and consider yourself equipped for Thanksgiving dinner debates. Read full article >> | | Gaza fighting rages as Clinton pursues durable cease-fire Nov 21st 2012, 11:31 TEL AVIV — Fighting between militants in Gaza and the Israeli military continued on Wednesday, leaving uncertain the prospects of a durable cease-fire as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and others shuttled between Jerusalem, Ramallah and Cairo to try to bring an end to the conflict. Read full article >>   | | Jordan calm for now, but new storms loom Nov 21st 2012, 11:30 AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan had seen scores of anti-government protests, but nothing like this: For three straight nights last week, mobs angered over rising fuel prices rampaged through a half-dozen cities, torching cars and police stations and rekindling fears that one of America's closest Arab allies in the Middle East was foundering. Read full article >> | | In Gaza, the familiar fear returns Nov 21st 2012, 02:08 JABALYA, Gaza Strip — Youssef Abdel Hamid's ambulance crew spent the first three hours of its shift Tuesday picking up charred and broken bodies: the man struck dead in his potato patch, the 15-year-old boy who perished with his sheep herd, the father who was blown to pieces in an attack that injured his son. Read full article >>   | |
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