4 January 2009, 2:24 pm
The Israeli ground attack on Gaza sparked protests on the streets of the Arab world and renewed diplomatic calls in Europe and elsewhere for an end to the violence.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us... Read More »
4 January 2009, 2:14 pm
Israeli tanks and infantry units pushed farther into the Gaza Strip on Sunday. Gaza medical officials say more than 30 civilians have been killed since Saturday night; Israeli officials say one Israeli soldier was killed and several dozen were lightly wounded.» E-Mail This &nb... Read More »
4 January 2009, 1:00 pm
U.S. Marines are trying a new tactic in Fallujah: cattle. They're providing dairy cows to 50 women widowed in the past few years of fighting. The hope is that the cows will provide a steady source of income for the women. Marine Maj. Meredith Brown and State Department worker Jennifer Vitela talk t... Read More »
4 January 2009, 7:54 am
Host Liane Hansen talks with NPR's Eric Westervelt, who was at the Israel border with Gaza, about the latest on the Israeli ground attack in Gaza.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us... Read More »
4 January 2009, 7:27 am
What Palestinians on the West Bank say about the Israeli ground offensive and what needs to be done to reach a cease-fire. Are Palestinians blaming Hamas for the conflict?» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us... Read More »
4 January 2009, 7:25 am
Israeli troops overnight took control of a substantial portion of the northern Gaza Strip. Backed by tanks and warplanes, they appear to be attempting to surround the dense population center of Gaza City and to divide the territory in half.» E-Mail This » Add to D... Read More »
4 January 2009, 6:38 am
Israeli troops backed by tanks and warplanes took control of significant areas of the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, but they encountered stiff resistance from Hamas guerrilla fighters.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us... Read More »
3 January 2009, 9:02 pm
During the most violent year in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban, civilians often paid the highest price. Some 1,200 men, women and children considered non-combatants died in 2008. Many expect the toll to increase in 2009 as more U.S. troops arrive to fight a revived Taliban.» E-Mail ... Read More »
3 January 2009, 5:14 pm
Chinese dairies linked to the tainted milk scandal that sickened thousands of children sent a mass text-message to mobile phone users. "We sincerely apologize and beg your forgiveness," it said.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us... Read More »
3 January 2009, 5:07 pm
For the last two years, James Fallows has followed China's astounding double-digit growth in a series of quirky essays for the Atlantic Monthly. His stories are now collected in a new book, Postcards From Tomorrow Square.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us... Read More »
3 January 2009, 4:01 pm
A Gaza City resident says he's been sleeping in his living room for the last three days because of fears an Israeli airstrike will hit a police building he can see from his bedroom window. Muhammad Shariff talks about what life is like inside Gaza as Israeli bombs rain down.» E-Mail This ... Read More »
3 January 2009, 3:29 pm
After a week of bombing strikes from the air, Israel sent ground troops into Gaza on Saturday. The operation penetrated the territory at several points and was designed to seize areas of north Gaza being used to launch rockets against Israel, Israeli military officials said.» E-Mail This ... Read More »
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