Israeli airstrikes killed Hamas's security chief, providing a tactical victory for the Jewish state as it moved forces into the territory's urban areas.
Pakistan said it has arrested the entire leadership of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the outlawed Pakistani militant group linked to November's attacks in Mumbai.
French President Sarkozy made a long-expected limited cabinet shuffle, though big hitters, like Finance Minister Lagarde, appear to remain in place.
Even as Israel's Gaza assault intensifies, many residents in southern Lebanon say they don't want to be drawn into a second front in a war with their longtime enemy.
The Bush administration, in its last week in office, plans to sign a nuclear-cooperation agreement with the United Arab Emirates.
As Russia and Ukraine continued to block gas exports to the EU, analysts said the standoff is exposing two EU weaknesses: an ineffective energy policy and an erratically led foreign policy.
The global downturn is thwarting efforts by Saudi Arabia and other big oil exporters to prop up prices of crude amid rising supply and dwindling demand.
Tsvangirai plans to return to Zimbabwe in an attempt to end a power-sharing stalemate.
The Japanese prime minister's economic stimulus measures cleared a legislative hurdle but could run into trouble with history.
Venezuelan lawmakers approved constitutional amendments that would allow President Chávez to run for re-election indefinitely. A referendum is the next and final step.
A federal judge has ordered the military to release a Guantanamo Bay detainee who was arrested in Pakistan when he was 14.
The U.K. government on Wednesday outlined a £21 billion ($30 billion) plan to help small and medium-size companies access credit, and held out the prospect of broader support in coming weeks.
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Construction of a skyscraper slated to be the world's tallest is being delayed as Dubai struggles to avoid a hard crash.
Osama bin Laden urged Muslims to launch a jihad against Israel in a new audiotape message aimed at harnessing anger over Israel's Gaza offensive.
An adaptation from "The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama" by Gwen Ifill.
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