Tuesday, January 6, 2009

World

Israeli Strike Hits Refugees Near a U.N. School in Gaza

A wounded man was carried near a United Nations school in northern Gaza where at least 30 people were killed on Tuesday after an Israeli strike.
Ismail Zaydah/Reuters

A wounded man was carried near a United Nations school in northern Gaza where at least 30 people were killed on Tuesday after an Israeli strike.

At least 30 people were reported killed at a school where refugees had gathered, and Israeli troops were said to be moving toward the south of Gaza.

Israel Puts Media Clamp on Gaza

Journalists have been barred from the battle zone in Gaza, but they are given full access to sites in Israel hit by Hamas rockets.

  • The Lede: Online, Two Pictures of the Israeli Military

Rice Heads to U.N. for Talks on Gaza Cease-Fire

The U.S. is backing a cease-fire based on three pillars: ending the rocket attacks; opening border crossings into Gaza; and dealing with arms smuggling in border tunnels.

An Ex-Detainee of the U.S. Describes a 6-Year Ordeal

Though never charged with a crime, Muhammad Saad Iqbal spent six years in American custody, during which he says he was taken to Egypt and tortured.

Dossier Gives Details of Mumbai Attacks

The document compiled by Indian authorities and seen by The Times seems designed to demonstrate that the attackers were sent from Pakistan.

Gazprom Dispute Entangles Europe

Russia’s gas price dispute with Ukraine escalated, disrupting deliveries to the European Union in the midst of a bitter cold spell.

Japan Seeks Australia’s Help to Thwart Whaling Opponents

Japan said Tuesday that it would formally ask Australia to keep anti-whaling activists and their ship, the Steve Irwin, from refueling at Australian ports.

Zawahri Urges Attacks on Israeli, Western Targets

Al Qaeda’s second-in-command, in an Internet message, called on Muslims on Tuesday to strike Western and Israeli targets around the world over Israel’s Gaza raids.

Spain Is a Battleground for Church’s Future

When a judge recently ruled that a public school must remove the crucifixes from classroom walls, it was the latest blow to the Catholic Church’s once mighty grip on Spain.

Antwerp Journal

Belgian Market’s Luster Dims, but Legacy Stays

Antwerp’s Orthodox Jews have set the tone of its lively diamond market for more than a century, but global economic forces threaten their livelihoods and way of life.

Baghdad Bureau

A blog produced in the Iraqi capital by Times staff to supplement daily news reports on the war in Iraq.

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Israel Moves Deeper Into Gaza

Israeli forces took control of rocket-launching areas and surrounded Gaza City.

Timeline: Israel, the Gaza Strip and Hamas

The recent fighting between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian group in control of the Gaza Strip, is the latest chapter in six decades of conflict.

Paradox of Plenty

Africa has long been a target for plunder. Ian Fisher recounts how fortunes were built off African material riches as it remained the world’s poorest continent.

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