Hamas calls off truce with Israel after 10 die GAZA (Reuters) - Islamic militant group Hamas called off a 16-month-old truce with Israel on Friday after attacks blamed on Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinians, including three children playing on a beach.
Bombs did not kill Zarqawi instantly BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was still alive and tried to escape from a stretcher when American troops reached his hideout where war planes had dropped two 500-pound bombs that killed him, the U.S. military said on Friday.
Court backs government broadband wiretap access WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the government's authority to force high-speed Internet service providers to give law enforcement authorities access for surveillance purposes.
Iran given "weeks" to mull atomic offer BERLIN (Reuters) - Western powers on Friday gave Iran just weeks to respond to a package of incentives to suspend its nuclear enrichment program.
Zarqawi bounty may go unpaid but rewards aid fight WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Whether the $25 million bounty for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is ever paid, the reward program represents a key tool for finding U.S. enemies in its war on terrorism, U.S. officials said.
Bush curbs expectations of Iraq troop pullout CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) - President George W. Bush tempered expectations on Friday of a quick U.S. troop reduction in Iraq after the killing of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, saying a war is not won with the death of a single enemy.
US calls Somalia meeting after Islamist gains WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has called an international meeting to discuss strategy on Somalia, the State Department said on Friday, only days after Islamists seized the capital Mogadishu and ousted warlords widely believed to have been supported by Washington.