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Gaza civilian toll rises; diplomats seek truce

Palestinians carry the bodies of three toddlers Ahmed, Mohamed, and Issa Samouni, who according to Palestinian medical sources were killed in an Israeli strike, during their funeral in Gaza City, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Israeli forces pounded Gaza Strip houses, mosques and smuggling tunnels on Monday from the air, land and sea, killing at least seven children as they pressed a bruising offensive against Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
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AP - 2 hours, 28 minutes ago

GAZA CITY, Gaza - Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquility" are achieved in southern Israeli towns in the line of Palestinian rocket fire.

  • Records reveal anguish of anthrax suspect's wife AP - Mon Jan 5, 9:42 PM ET

    FREDERICK, Md. - Anthrax mailing suspect Bruce Ivins tormented his wife with rudeness and behaved erratically in the weeks before the Army scientist took his own life by overdosing on Tylenol, according to documents released Monday.

  • Undated picture released by the Travolta family shows actor John Travolta (R) with his son Jett. Officials in the Bahamas on Monday conducted an autopsy on Jett Travolta, the teenage son of actor John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston, who died here last week during a family holiday, police said.(AFP/HO)
    Death certificate: Travolta son killed by seizure AP - Mon Jan 5, 9:38 PM ET

    FREEPORT, Bahamas - Jett Travolta's body shows no sign of head trauma and his death certificate says he was killed by a seizure, an undertaker said Monday, after doctors performed an autopsy on the 16-year-old son of the U.S actor.

  • Nation's health spending rises, but not so much AP - 40 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON - Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion.

  • In this June 28, 2007 file photo, a Toyota Motor Corp. worker kneels down to check a Lexus at the Japanese automaker's flagship production line for luxury Lexus models in Tahara, central Japan. Toyota said Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 it will suspend production at all of its Japanese plants for a total of 11 days in February and March because of faltering global demand. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, FILE)
    Toyota to suspend production for 11 days in Japan AP - 1 hour, 50 minutes ago

    TOKYO - Toyota is suspending production at all 12 of its Japan plants for 11 days over February and March, a stoppage of unprecedented scale for the nation's top automaker as it grapples with shrinking global demand.

  • Texas quarterback Colt McCoy celebrates as he scores against Ohio State during the third quarter of the Fiesta Bowl NCAA college football game in Glendale, Ariz., Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
    Texas rallies past Ohio State 24-21 in Fiesta AP - 2 hours, 8 minutes ago

    GLENDALE, Ariz. - Left out of the national title game, Colt McCoy and Texas made the most of their trip to the Fiesta Bowl.

  • EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana attends a news conference after a meeting with Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and an EU delegation at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh January 5, 2009. (Amr Dalsh/Reuters)
    Israeli troops deepen push into Gaza Reuters - 1 hour, 35 minutes ago

    GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces pressed closer and into cities in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday despite new international calls for a ceasefire in an 11-day-old conflict in which hundreds of Palestinians have been killed.

  • President-elect Barack Obama (R) meets with Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at her office in the Capitol Building in Washington, January 5, 2009. (Jason Reed/Reuters)
    New Congress set to convene with economy in focus Reuters - 2 hours, 27 minutes ago

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new U.S. Congress convenes on Tuesday under pressure to deal with a worsening economy by passing a stimulus package that Barack Obama could sign into law soon after being sworn in as president.

  • The Toyota brand name is seen on a car at a dealership in Chicago, December 22, 2008. (Joshua Lott/Reuters)
    Toyota to shut plants Reuters - 53 minutes ago

    TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp will shut all its factories in Japan for 11 days to combat a global slowdown that is not only hitting company profits but could, a report says, unleash a wave of social unrest in China.

  • Bernard Madoff is escorted from Federal Court in New York January 5, 2009. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)
    Prosecutors seek to jail Madoff Reuters - Mon Jan 5, 7:55 PM ET

    NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors asked a judge to jail accused swindler Bernard Madoff on Monday, saying he sent jewelry and other items worth more than $1 million to family and friends in violation of his bail.

  • Former Clinton White House chief of staff Leon Panetta gestures during a break in a televised interview with Larry King for the CNN program 'Larry King Live' March 19, 1998 in Los Angeles. (Rose Prouser/Files/Reuters)
    Obama picks former Clinton aide Panetta for CIA Reuters - Mon Jan 5, 10:48 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former White House chief of staff Leon Panetta to lead the CIA, which has been widely criticized for harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects, Democratic officials said on Monday.

  • Democratic senatorial candidate, and well known satirist and a former writer and actor for the popular Saturday Night Live television show, Al Franken (DFL-MN) and his wife Franni (L) speak to reporters after he is declared the winner by the Minnesota Secretary of State Office, by 225 votes, over opponent incumbent Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) outside his home in Minneapolis, January 5, 2009. (Eric Miller/Reuters)
    Democrat wins Minnesota Senate seat in recount Reuters - Mon Jan 5, 9:23 PM ET

    MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Democrat Al Franken beat Republican incumbent Norm Coleman to win the U.S. Senate seat from Minnesota, officials conducting a final recount said on Monday, though the loser promised to challenge the result.

  • A supporter holds a candle during a 'No on Prop 8' rally in West Hollywood, California November 5, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)
    California gay marriage battle turns to court role Reuters - Mon Jan 5, 9:46 PM ET

    SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The legal battle over gay marriage in California turned on Monday to whether the state's top court could strike down a change in the state constitution that was approved by voters.

  • A worker checks the valve gears in a natural gas control centre of Turkey's Petroleum and Pipeline Corporation, 35 km (22 miles) west of Ankara, January 5, 2009. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)
    Bulgaria says Russia gas supplies halted Reuters - 51 minutes ago

    MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) - Supplies of Russian gas via Ukraine to Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey stopped flowing on Tuesday because of a dispute between Moscow and Kiev over gas prices, officials in Sofia said.

  • A wounded Israeli soldier is led into hospital in the southern city of Beersheba. The heaviest fighting of Israel's war on Hamas raged in Gaza City early on Tuesday as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rebuffed appeals to stop the death toll from mounting further.(AFP/Yehuda Raizner)
    Fighting rages in Gaza as Israel spurns truce bids AFP - Tue Jan 6, 12:32 AM ET

    GAZA CITY, (AFP) - The heaviest fighting of Israel's war on Hamas raged in Gaza City early on Tuesday as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rebuffed appeals to stop the death toll from mounting further.

  • Congolese civilians cross a road near the town of Kibati where war has been raging. One of Congo's main rebel military chiefs has denied that Laurent Nkunda, head of the National Congress for the Defence of the People, had been toppled by a dissident group.(AFP/File/Pascal Guyot)
    DR Congo rebel chief denies leadership change AFP - 2 hours, 40 minutes ago

    GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) - One of Congo's main rebel military chiefs denied that Laurent Nkunda, head of the National Congress for the Defence of the People (CNDP), had been toppled by a dissident group.

  • Fire engulfs the top floor of the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai on late November 26. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that the attacks on the major Indian city had the support of "some official agencies" in Pakistan.(AFP/File/Lorenzo Tugnoli)
    Mumbai attacks backed by official Pakistan agencies: Indian PM AFP - 4 minutes ago

    NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said the Mumbai attacks had the support of "some official agencies" in Pakistan, in his strongest accusation yet against the neighbouring country.

  • A Galapagos National Park picture, showing a pink iguana. A team of Ecuadoran and Italian researchers have discovered a unique species of pink land iguanas living on the Galapagos Islands, the scientist who wrote the report told AFP(AFP/Tui de Roy)
    Pink iguanas discovered on Galapagos Islands AFP - Mon Jan 5, 9:09 PM ET

    QUITO (AFP) - A team of Ecuadoran and Italian researchers have discovered a unique species of pink land iguanas living on the Galapagos Islands, the scientist who wrote the report told AFP.

  • Spending a couple of hours outdoors each day could help children avoid becoming short-sighted, Australian researchers said(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)
    Sunlight can help children avoid myopia: Aussie researchers AFP - Mon Jan 5, 11:12 PM ET

    SYDNEY (AFP) - Spending a couple of hours outdoors each day could help children avoid becoming short-sighted, Australian researchers said Tuesday.

  • The logo of Russian state gas monopoly Gazprom on January 5. The Russian energy giant has drastically cut gas deliveries via Ukraine, which will disrupt supplies to Europe, Ukrainian state gas company Naftogaz has told AFP.(AFP/File/Bertrand Guay)
    Russia slashes gas exports to Europe via Ukraine: Kiev AFP - 1 hour, 37 minutes ago

    KIEV (AFP) - Russian energy giant Gazprom has drastically cut gas deliveries via Ukraine, which will disrupt supplies to Europe, Ukrainian state gas company Naftogaz told AFP on Tuesday.

  • The German luxury sportscar maker Porsche has taken over Volkswagen, the biggest European car maker, by purchasing more than 50 percent of its shares, Porsche said.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)
    Porsche takes over Volkswagen with more than 50 pct of shares: statement AFP - 42 minutes ago

    FRANKFURT (AFP) - The German luxury sportscar maker Porsche has taken over Volkswagen, the biggest European car manufacturer, after purchasing more than 50 percent of VW shares, Porsche said late on Monday.

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