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2009-01-07 00:43

Fears mount of Gaza conflict spill over in Europe (AP)

A Palestinian mourns the death of a relative outside the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. Israeli troops have tightened their military grip on the Gaza Strip with new air strikes and ground battles as Europe leads a diplomatic offensive to secure a ceasefire.(AFP/Mohammed Abed)AP - Government officials and Jewish leaders are concerned the conflict in Gaza may spill over into violence in Europe, with attacks reported against Jews and synagogues in France, Sweden and Britain.


2009-01-07 00:43

Turkey holds suspicious Iran-Venezuela shipment (AP)

AP - Turkey was holding a suspicious shipment bound for Venezuela from Iran because it contained lab equipment capable of producing explosives, a customs official said Tuesday.

2009-01-07 00:43

Jailed British couple in Gambia will not appeal sentence: lawyer (AFP)

An undated file photo from the Westhoughton Pentecostal Church shows David and Fiona Fulton (R) and their children. The British missionary couple sentenced to one year of hard labour for criticising the Gambian leadership will not appeal the sentence, and are instead hoping to get clemency, their lawyer said Tuesday.(AFP/HO)AFP - The British missionary couple sentenced to one year of hard labour for criticising the Gambian leadership will not appeal the sentence, and are instead hoping to get clemency, their lawyer said Tuesday.


2009-01-06 22:46

U.S. and European data grim (Reuters)

A woman walks past a clothing store window with discount signs in Marseille January 6, 2009, on the eve of the official start of winter sales in France. (Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)Reuters - Dire economic data from the United States and Europe showed the world's two largest economies remain mired in recession, and Toyota Motor Corp said it would halt all production in Japan in response to plunging demand.


2009-01-06 22:46

European countries' gas dependence varies (AP)

AP - Five European countries and Turkey are facing a shutoff of natural gas flowing through pipelines across Russia from Ukraine, while others face shortages. Here are basic facts about Russian gas and Europe:

2009-01-06 22:46

Moving out: William and Harry set up own office (AP)

In this file photo dated Aug. 31, 2007, Britain's Prince Charles, left, Prince Harry, center, and Prince William, right, arrive for the Memorial Service for Diana, Princess of Wales at the Guards' Chapel in central London. Princes William and Harry said Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 they have been granted their own royal 'household' by their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II. The household the two princes will share will have three main staff members, supported by a 'small' team. (AP Photo/Leon Neal, Pool-File)AP - Princes William and Harry said Tuesday they have been granted their own royal household by their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.


2009-01-06 20:51

European Peace Efforts on Gaza Hit Roadblocks (Time.com)

Time.com - European efforts to broker a truce are hobbled by factors ranging from Israel's goals to the EU's own positions on Hamas

2009-01-06 20:51

German mogul kills self over financial meltdown (AP)

The Dec. 17, 1996 file photo shows Adolf Merckle in Dresden.  German billionaire Adolf Merckle has committed suicide after his business empire, which included interests ranging from drugs to cement, got into trouble in the global financial crisis, his family said Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009.  (AP Photo/Matthias Rietschel)AP - German billionaire Adolf Merckle has committed suicide after his business empire, which included interests ranging from pharmaceuticals to cement, ran into trouble in the global financial crisis, his family said Tuesday.


2009-01-06 20:51

Benazir Bhutto's daughter honors mom with rap song (AP)

AP - The teenage daughter of slain Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto has found an unusual way to honor her late mother

2009-01-06 18:28

British historian Christopher Hibbert dead at 84 (AP)

AP - British historian Christopher Hibbert, whose popular books covered subjects from the medieval Battle of Agincourt to the American Revolutionary War, has died. He was 84.

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