Police in Iraq say a car bomb has exploded near the U.S. consulate in the northern town of Kirkuk, killing two people.
The Sri Lankan Air Force says it has bombed Tamil Tiger positions in the northeast after the insurgents fired at troops advancing on a rebel-held irrigation canal.
President Bush says he and British Prime Minister Tony Blair have agreed that a multinational force should be deployed in Lebanon.
President Bush says Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is returning to the Middle East with plans for a United Nations force to separate Israeli troops and Hezbollah militants fighting in southern Lebanon. Mr. Bush discussed the conflict Friday in Washington with visiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Israel intensified its attacks on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon Friday, as the militant group announced it used a new, longer-range rocket that struck deeper inside Israel. Diplomatic efforts, meanwhile, reved up, with the announcment in Washington that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is returning to the Middle East to discuss conditions for a possible cease-fire with both Israel and Lebanon.
As Israel's military offensive in Lebanon continues for a third week, the death toll on both sides of the border is climbing. There has been intense fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli troops, and Israeli airstrikes have continued to flatten the towns and villages of southern Lebanon.
A senior minister of the interim government of Somalia was slain Friday as he was leaving prayers at a mosque in the interim government's provincial base, Baidoa. Many fear the attack will further destabilize the Horn of Africa country that is already teetering on the brink of war.
A senior minister of the interim government of Somalia was slain Friday as he was leaving prayers at a mosque in the interim government's provincial base, Baidoa. Many fear the attack will further destabilize the Horn of Africa country that is already teetering on the brink of war.
Permanent legal residents of the United States will be subjected to a fingerprint check when they re-enter the country by land, sea or air.
President Bush says he wants to see an end to the fighting between Israeli forces and Lebanese-based Hezbollah militants as soon as possible. But Mr. Bush is cautioning against a "fake" peace.
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