Ahead of truce, Assad vows to retake Syria from ‘terrorists’
By PHILIP ISSA Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed on Monday that his government would take back land from “terrorists” and rebuild the country in remarks made just hours before the…
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Hawaiian seafood caught by foreign crews confined on boats
By MARTHA MENDOZA and MARGIE MASON Pier 17 doesn’t even show up on most Honolulu maps. Cars whiz past it on their way to Waikiki’s famous white sand beaches. Yet…
New generation of disillusioned Palestinians drives unrest
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and KARIN LAUB A new generation of angry, disillusioned Palestinians is driving the current wave of clashes with Israeli forces: Too young to remember the hardships of…
AP Analysis: Palestinian leader’s retirement claim doubted
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and KARIN LAUB With paths to Palestinian statehood blocked, President Mahmoud Abbas is warning he’s fast-tracking his retirement and hinting he will announce dramatic policy changes at…
Palestinian official dies after Israel troop clash
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and MAJDI MOHAMMED A Palestinian Cabinet member died Wednesday shortly after he and other protesters scuffled with Israeli troops near a West Bank village. The forces also…
ISRAELI MILITARY RAID KILLS PALESTINIAN SUSPECT
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and TIA GOLDENBERG Palestinians carry the body of 22-year-old Nafea Saadi who was killed by the Israeli forces during an operation in the West Bank refugee camp…
Israel bombs Gaza tunnel; 4 Hamas militants killed
By IAN DEITCH Israeli soldiers are seen near the border between Israel and Gaza, early Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Gaza officials say Israeli tank fire has killed a Palestinian militant.…
EGYPT CONSIDERS OUTLAWING MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and TONY G. GABRIEL Egyptians security forces escort an Islamist supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood out of the al-Fatah mosque, after hundreds of Islamist protesters barricaded themselves…