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Obama voices concern about casualties in Mideast
July 21, 2014 CAIRO (AP) — President Barack Obama called Monday for the international community to focus on ending the fighting in the Gaza Strip, as Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in the Middle East... more »»
UN chief urges cease-fire first, then details
July 21, 2014 CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. secretary-general is urging Israel and Hamas to end the fighting, then hold dialogue in a bid to reach a truce to end two weeks of conflict. more »»
UN passes resolution calling for plane crash probe
July 21, 2014 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. more »»
Obama urges immediate access to Ukraine crash site
July 21, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama sternly called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to compel Kremlin-backed separatists to stop hampering the probe at the Ukraine site of a downed... more »»
Rebels to give Flight 17 black boxes to Malaysia
July 21, 2014 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The leader of the pro-Russian rebels has agreed to hand over both black boxes from Flight 17 to Malaysian investigators who are in Ukraine, Malaysia's prime minister... more »»
Turkey declares 3-day mourning over Gaza
July 21, 2014 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's government announced a three-day period of national mourning, starting on Tuesday, in a show of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. more »»
Israelis announce 7 more soldiers killed
July 21, 2014 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military says seven soldiers have been killed in a firefight with Gaza militants. more »»
Truce elusive as Hamas, Israel stick to positions
July 21, 2014 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The top Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip signaled Monday that the Islamic militant group will not agree to an unconditional cease-fire with Israel, while Israel's... more »»
Train with plane crash bodies leaves rebel town
July 21, 2014 HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — A refrigerated train bearing the bodies of many of the 298 people killed in the Malaysia Airlines plane disaster pulled away Monday afternoon from a rebel-held town in... more »»
Hamas leader: ending Gaza blockade is goal
July 21, 2014 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The top Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip signaled Monday that the Islamic militant group will not agree to an unconditional cease-fire with Israel, saying that the aim... more »»
Obama voices concern about casualties in Gaza
July 21, 2014 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expressing serious concern about the rising number of casualties in the Gaza Strip. Obama on Monday called for an immediate ceasefir. more »»
Dutch: Plane crash site needs full forensic sweep
July 21, 2014 HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Dutch experts are calling for a full forensic sweep of the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down. more »»
Ukraine at potential turning point after crash
July 21, 2014 MOSCOW (AP) — The crash of the Malaysian airliner in rebel-held eastern Ukraine is being viewed as a potential turning-point in the conflict — either, the international revulsion over the death o... more »»
EU extends Iran sanctions hold-off until November
July 21, 2014 BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has agreed to keep holding off on some sanctions against Iran as negotiations continue on a comprehensive deal restricting the Islamic republic's nuclear program. more »»
Flight 17 tragic end for family of 6 coming home
July 21, 2014 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Mohammad Afif and his family were about to start a new chapter in their lives. more »»
Israeli shells hit hospital in Gaza, official says
July 21, 2014 GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli tank shells struck a hospital in the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing four people and wounding 60, Palestinian officials said, as Israel's defense minister vowed... more »»
4-year-old boy dies in South Africa carjacking
July 21, 2014 JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police on Monday searched for assailants who forced a family from their car and drove off with a 4-year-old boy hanging out of the vehicle. more »»
Dutch tell rebels: Train full of bodies must leave
July 21, 2014 HRABOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Dutch forensic investigators told the armed separatists guarding train cars full of bodies from the downed Malaysia Airlines jet that the train must be allowed to leave... more »»
Dutch anger swells at treatment of Ukraine bodies
July 21, 2014 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — It is no longer only grief and mourning sweeping across the Netherlands in the aftermath of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. It is now anger. more »» |
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