Middle East World News

Sun, Jul 06, 2008 06:28 AM EDT

Israel has opened its border crossings with the Gaza Strip after closing them once again because of Palestinian rocket fire.

Sun, Jul 06, 2008 04:45 AM EDT

The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program — a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium — reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two-week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans.

Sun, Jul 06, 2008 04:41 AM EDT

Iraqi police and medical officials say a car bomb in northern Baghdad has killed six people and injured 14 others, including three policemen.

Sun, Jul 06, 2008 02:01 AM EDT

Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense says more than 20 militants have been killed and wounded during a battle with NATO-backed Afghan forces.

Sat, Jul 05, 2008 11:54 PM EDT

The U.S. military says an American soldier in Iraq has died of a noncombat cause.

Sat, Jul 05, 2008 10:42 PM EDT

Iran indicated Saturday that it has no plans to meet a key Western demand that it stop enriching uranium, a day after Tehran sent the European Union a response to an international offer of incentives for halting enrichment.

Sat, Jul 05, 2008 07:53 PM EDT

As of Saturday, July 5, 2008, at least 4,113 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Sat, Jul 05, 2008 01:45 PM EDT

Muntadhar al-Sharify stood shivering Saturday in Baghdad's searing heat, a smile on his young face.

Sat, Jul 05, 2008 07:33 AM EDT

Local officials in a northern Yemeni town say an explosion at the main post office building has killed at least five people.

Fri, Jul 04, 2008 11:39 PM EDT

An Afghan official says gunmen in southern Afghanistan have assassinated a lawmaker.