U.S. ambassador says Britain is in Guantánamo talks

The outgoing U.S. ambassador to London says talks have been held with British officials about Britain accepting some Guantánamo Bay detainees if the camp for terrorist suspects is closed.

MIDDLE EAST

Israel resumes Gaza campaign after pause for aid

Israel continued its assault on Gaza, but gains were made on the diplomatic front with the U.S. throwing its weight behind Egypt and France's efforts.

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Cambodia prepares to try aging Khmer Rouge leaders

Cambodia is preparing to try the aging leaders of the Khmer Rouge regime that brutally ruled the country in the 1970s.

INDIA

Handlers on phone ordered Mumbai gunmen to kill hostages

Transcripts of phone calls made to gunmen during the attacks were released. They show Pakistani-based militants were in charge, say authorities in India.

LATIN AMERICA

Latin American leaders slam Israel over Gaza

Leaders of Latin American nations, which traditionally eschew warfare, are criticizing Israel over violence in the Gaza Strip.

CANADA

Two leaders of polygamist community in western Canada arrested

Two men in western Canada with 22 wives between them have been arrested on charges of practicing polygamy.

IRAQ

Shiite parties pitch piety but some Iraqis balk

Iraq's Shiite political parties, which united in 2005's elections, have chosen their own routes for the Jan. 31 voting.

Detainees in Afghanistan seeking right for release

A federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether four men seeking to challenge their detention as terror suspects at a U.S. base in Afghanistan were likely to take to the battlefield if released.

AFGHANISTAN

U.S. troops find job stability in war

Many U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan feel they are better off extending their tours rather than returning home to face job uncertainty.

CONFLICT IN GAZA

Attack on U.N.-run school a flash point in Middle East

Dozens of Palestinians were reported dead after an Israeli strike on a Gaza school where they sought refuge. Israel, meanwhile, reported being hit by 35 more rockets fired from Gaza.

Palestinians say strike on 2nd UN school kills 30

Palestinian medical officials say the death toll from an Israeli air strike outside a United Nations school in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30.

MUMBAI ATTACK

India confronts Pakistan over Mumbai

Indian officials gave Pakistan a dossier full of connections of Pakistanis to the Mumbai terrorist attack.

U.S. opens massive American Embassy in Baghdad

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani called the new U.S. Embassy a symbol of a close and growing relationship between Washington and Baghdad.

CONFLICT IN GAZA | NEAR THE BORDER

Two miles and two views of Gaza battle

The people of a Gaza town and an Israeli town see the results of fighting in different ways.

THE MIDDLE EAST | CONFLICT IN GAZA

On both sides of Gaza war, the children suffer

Israel rebuffed international calls for a Gaza cease-fire as civilian casualties continued to rise.

U.N. envoy: Nations must take Guantánamo inmates

More nations must take in Guantánamo inmates once the U.S.-run prison closes, the U.N.'s torture investigator said Monday, insisting that many were held simply because they were ``in the wrong place at the wrong time.''

France tries accused 9/11 plotter in Tunisia blast

Three men charged with involvement in a deadly synagogue bombing in Tunisia went on trial Monday in Paris in a case expected to highlight the reach and complexity of al Qaeda-linked networks in North Africa.

THE MIDDLE EAST | PROTESTS

Emotions on Gaza run hot in South Florida

People from both sides of the conflict in the Middle East protested in Miami, one of many demonstrations around the world. Police made 12 arrests.

THE MIDDLE EAST | CONFLICT IN GAZA

Israeli troops go house to house in Gaza offensive

Israel's ground offensive bisected the Gaza Strip, brought heavy fighting and deepened the humanitarian crisis.