More than 512 Palestinians have been killed since the operation began Dec. 27, at least 100 of them civilians, say Palestinian and UN officials. In the same period, three Israeli civilians and two soldiers have been killed.
A French warship Sunday foiled attempts by Somalian pirates in the Gulf of Aden to seize two cargo vessels and intercepted 19 people, the French president's office said.
"Hey baby, you OK?" Mike asks his girlfriend as she sits down next to him. "Yeah, I'm OK," Toni says, and she puts her head on his shoulder. Mike thinks it's safe to move in for a kiss.
Laura Zuniga, the Mexican beauty queen jailed after she was picked up with an alleged drug cartel leader and heavily armed men, has been stripped of one of her titles, Bolivian organizers said over the weekend.
US President-elect Barack Obama will meet Monday with key congressional leaders to discuss a multi-billion-dollar economic stimulus plan Democrats hope to pass shortly after Obama takes office.
Russian gas giant Gazprom cut supplies of all natural gas to Ukraine yesterday morning after talks on payments for past supplies and a new energy price contract for this year broke down.
Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army rebels killed more than 400 people in Christmas massacres in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Caritas aid charity said Tuesday.
