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Egypt, France propose plan to end Gaza conflict

01-07-2009

UNITED NATIONS — A cease-fire initiative Tuesday to halt the increasingly bloody Israeli offensive in Hamas-ruled Gaza won a quick endorsement from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who came to the United Nations seeking a truce.

Russia-Ukraine gas dispute spreads; 10 countries cut off

01-07-2009

MOSCOW — The Russian-Ukrainian dispute over natural-gas supplies took a dramatic turn for the worse Tuesday as supplies were reduced or cut off to at least 10 European countries.

01-06-2009 Headlines

� Israel rebuffs cease-fire calls as Gaza casualties rise

� U.S. inaugurates new embassy in Iraq

01-05-2009 Headlines

� Israeli offensive bisects Gaza Strip

� Female bomber at Shiite shrine in Baghdad kills 38

01-04-2009 Headlines

� Israel takes war to new level

� Obama's silence on Gaza bombings galling to Arabs

� Israel's ground attacks have history of failure

� Marines in combat still seek a better flak vest

01-02-2009 Headlines

� Top Hamas leader dies in Israeli airstrike

� U.S. readying south Afghan surge against Taliban

� U.S. hands over Green Zone to Iraq

� Former landlord Russia turns off Ukraine's gas

01-01-2009 Headlines

� World bids adieu to 2008; looks forward to better '09

� U.S. deaths down in Iraq in 2008, up in Afghanistan

� Israel bolsters armed forces on Gaza border

� Saudi official criticizes Palestinians

12-31-2008 Headlines

� Israel mulls truce proposal

12-30-2008 Headlines

� Israeli air strikes kill dozens of Gazan civilians

12-29-2008 Headlines

� Israel continues assault on Hamas: Death toll rises to 280 with 900 wounded

� Fear of missile strikes sends Israeli hospital, doctors underground

� Euro currency turns 10; seen as fulfilling promise

� Targeted Pakistani hotel reopens with tight security

12-28-2008 Headlines

� More than 200 die in Israeli air strikes

� Analysis: Hamas leaders will not be easily toppled

� As Taliban nears Kabul, shadow government takes hold

� 150,000 Pakistanis mark 1 year since Bhutto killed

12-27-2008 Headlines

� Prison riot in Iraq leaves 13 people dead

� Pakistan moving soldiers to India from Afghanistan

12-26-2008 Headlines

� Christians crowd Baghdad church, but many families are still divided

� Christmas in Afghanistan: Troops enjoy special meals, simple decorations and calls home

� Pope appeals for solidarity in tough economy

12-25-2008 Headlines

� Militants bombard Israel with rockets

� Somali president Yusuf expected to resign

12-24-2008 Headlines

� Pact's details could affect troop withdrawal from Iraq

12-22-2008 Headlines

� Top U.S. general in Iraq prepares for troop decision

12-21-2008 Headlines

� Afghanistan could get 30,000 new U.S. troops

� IOC has nearly $5 million tied to financier Madoff

� Canada offers billions in auto bailout

12-19-2008 Headlines

� Rwandan military official found guilty of genocide

12-18-2008 Headlines

� Brown affirms plan for withdrawal of British from Iraq

� Iraqi parliament in turmoil over shoe tosser

12-17-2008 Headlines

� U.S. worried about need for warrants in Iraq

12-16-2008 Headlines

� Across Mideast, Arabs hail shoe-hurling journalist

� U.S. auto woes mean trouble for Japanese carmakers, too

12-15-2008 Headlines

� Bush: Iraq war is not over, more work ahead

� Bush's Iraq trip highlights war

� Pakistan showing slow success against militants

� Seeds of hope: Freezing vaults guard Earth's flora

12-14-2008 Headlines

� Program confronts maternal mortality

� India pressured to share Mumbai evidence with rival

12-13-2008 Headlines

� Iraq clerics call for calm after bombing

12-12-2008 Headlines

� Bomber kills 55 in northern Iraq

12-11-2008 Headlines

� Pakistan jails another terror attack suspect

12-10-2008 Headlines

� India gives information tying Mumbai gunmen to Pakistan

� Clashes, looting rock Greek cities for 4th night

� Sony to cut 8,000 jobs, 4 percent of global work force

12-09-2008 Headlines

� Confessions throw 9/11 trials into confusion

12-08-2008 Headlines

� More than 160 U.S., NATO vehicles burned in Pakistan

� Youths riot in 2 Greek cities after teen killed

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