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A female suicide bomber attacked a procession of Shiite pilgrims many of them women and children south of Baghdad on Friday ...

Israel launched air strikes against a number of targets in Gaza Monday to retaliate against Palestinian militants who have fired a "barrage" of rockets inside the Jewish state in recent days, the military said.

Gaza militants launched two rockets into southern Israel Sunday, drawing a threat of “harsh and disproportionate” retaliation from Israel’s prime minister.

Hamas officials say they have given Egyptian mediators their views on a Gaza cease-fire plan with Israel, and are waiting for Israel's response.

The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday gave its full support to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as he heads to the Middle East to ...