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

By ISABEL KERSHNER and TAGHREED EL-KHODARY 6:25 PM ET

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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.

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Israel Puts Media Clamp on Gaza

By ETHAN BRONNER 3:51 PM ET

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

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

By MARK LANDLER 2:50 PM ET

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.

Muhammad Saad Iqbal, back in Lahore, Pakistan. Released from Guantánamo in August, he has trouble walking.

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

By JANE PERLEZ, RAYMOND BONNER and SALMAN MASOOD

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

By SOMINI SENGUPTA 3:08 PM ET

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

The Druzhba thermal power station in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Tuesday after the suspension of Russian gas supplies to the country.

Gazprom Dispute Entangles Europe

By ANDREW E. KRAMER 16 minutes ago

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

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Japan Seeks Australia’s Help to Thwart Whaling Opponents

By MERAIAH FOLEY and MARK MCDONALD 5:35 PM ET

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

By REUTERS 5:33 PM ET

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.

An estimated 158,000 people attended a Mass and rally in Madrid “in favor of the family” on Dec. 28. Less than 30 percent of the public regularly attends Mass.

Spain Is a Battleground for Church’s Future

By RACHEL DONADIO

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.

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Antwerp Journal

Orthodox Jews have been at the center of Antwerp’s diamond trade since the late 19th century, when they fled Eastern Europe.

Belgian Market’s Luster Dims, but Legacy Stays

By JOHN TAGLIABUE

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.