The Associated Press By IAN DEITCH Associated Press Writer JERUSALEM March 27, 2010 (AP) Israel withdrew its troops from the Gaza Strip Saturday after some of the fiercest gunbattles with Palestinian militants in the Hamas-run territory since last year’s military offensive.An Israeli tank is seen on the Israel Gaza Strip border, Saturday, March 27, 2010. [...]
At least 55 people have been injured in clashes between Egyptian police and pro-Palestinian activists who were trying to deliver aid into the Gaza Strip, eyewitnesses say. Some 520 activists broke down the gate at the port in El-Arish late on Tuesday in protest against an Egyptian decision to ship some of the goods through [...]
Armed men have opened fire near the Pakistani army’s headquarters outside Islamabad, the capital, according to a Pakistani military official. The assault on Saturday morning sparked an intense firefight, and officials said senior officers were trapped inside as guards fired on a suspected suicide car bomber. The tightly guarded army headquarters is in the city of [...]