JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's defense minister has formally apologized to Egypt for the killing of six Egyptian police officers during a cross-border shootout with militants suspected of carrying out deadly attacks in Israel.
Ehud Barak issued the apology after a joint Israeli-Egyptian investigation.
Egypt's Foreign Minister Mohamed Amr said Wednesday that Israel expressed "deep regret and …
Goals from Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski have given Germany a 2-1 lead over England after 60 minutes of their World Cup second-round match.
Matthew Upson pulled a goal back in the 37th minute, heading in a cross from Steven Gerrard to make it 2-1. Frank Lampard had a shot go off the crossbar and apparently over the goal line in the 38th _ TV replays seemed to indicate that his lofted shot …
Smart food to help you celebrate your graduate's achievement
Forget the hot dogs, burgers and other unhealthy stuff. To celebrate Graduation Day 2002, why not try these alternatives for the grill?
Grilled Satay Lettuce Wraps
This recipe takes a Southeast Asian favorite-satay-and turns it into an appetizer that's short on cook time and long on flavor. …
In his boldest foray into Mideast peacemaking, President Bush has invited the Israeli and Palestinian leaders, along with representatives from nearly 50 nations and international groups, to next week's conference in Annapolis, Md. Some questions and answers about the summit.
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What is the goal of Annapolis?
Bush wants Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to declare a formal resumption of peace talks, in the presence of a large international audience. Talks broke down in violence seven years ago. The U.S. hopes renewed talks will lead to a peace deal before Bush leaves office in January 2009.
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Roland Burris is closer to taking President-elect Barack Obama's seat in the Senate, say knowledgeable officials in both parties, despite Democratic leaders' vows to reject any appointee of Illinois' embattled governor.
After being rejected Tuesday when he tried to join the class of incoming senators, Burris is finding new support in Congress as Democratic leaders scramble for a way to defuse the standoff with growing racial, political and legal complications.
The likelihood that Burris, a Democrat, will eventually prevail and become the Senate's only black member after Obama's resignation from the seat, increased Tuesday evening when a key chairwoman got …
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) White House chief of staff Howard H.Baker Jr. conceded Saturday that economic sanctions against Panamahave "hurt the people more than they have hurt" strongman ManuelAntonio Noriega.
But Baker called the measures "carefully thought-out andcarefully executed" and said they were unavoidable.
"We grieve for the people of Panama," Baker told reporters. Hesaid, though, that U.S. officials hope the newest sanctions,announced on Friday, will further undermine Gen. Noriega's hold onpower.
Baker also said that economic sanctions taken against Noriegato this point have had little effect on the general. Thiscontradicted his statement …
NEW YORK - A painting stolen 20 years ago was found lying in trash along a street, and now it could fetch up to $1 million at auction.
Elizabeth Gibson didn't know anything about the brightly colored abstract work she spotted on her morning walk four years ago on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Sotheby's auction house will be selling the work next month for the now-widowed original owner.
"I would say it was an appointment with destiny," Gibson said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "I just knew it meant something. ... It was extremely powerful, and even though I didn't understand it. I knew it had power."
It turned out that it was a 1970 painting titled "Tres …
