Reuters - Republican John McCain and
Democrat Barack Obama faced off on Wednesday in a possible
prelude to a U.S. presidential election battle, tangling over
whether Iraq would be prey for al Qaeda if U.S. troops are
withdrawn.
AP - The U.N. Security Council will approve new sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment
Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice voiced concern on Thursday about Palestinian civilians killed by Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, but stopped short of an explicit call for Israel to exercise restraint.
AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that Hamas rocket attacks against Israel "need to stop," demanding an end to the escalating violence that has rocked the Gaza Strip and set back U.S. efforts to promote a Mideast peace deal.
AFP - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, meeting here with Israel's prime minister, called Thursday for an end to Palestinian rocket attacks against Israel after a flare-up in violence in the Middle East.
AP - A wrongly deported U.S. citizen who was missing for months in Mexico sued the Department of Homeland Security and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Wednesday.
AP - The government needs to develop a better way to evaluate the effectiveness of technology to detect nuclear and radiological material at U.S. ports, according to a report commissioned by the Homeland Security Department.
AP - The military is speeding ahead with plans to try six men at Guantanamo Bay for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks but none of the defendants, who face possible execution if found guilty, has seen a defense lawyer yet.
Reuters - The U.N. Security Council will
likely delay a vote on a third round of sanctions against Iran
over its nuclear program, as Western countries lobby for a big
vote in favor, diplomats said on Wednesday.
AFP - Eleven Palestinians, including a six-month-old baby, were killed in Israeli attacks on Wednesday while Palestinian rockets killed an Israeli in a sharp escalation of violence.