Obama hails 'extraordinary gathering'
WASHINGTON (AP): President-elect Barack Obama hailed a rare Oval Office gathering of all United States presidents as an extraordinary event yesterday as the current occupant, President George W. Bush, reminded his predecessors and successor that the office...

UN talks focus on likely council action
UNITED NATIONS (AP):Key ministers discussed possible Security Council action on the Israeli-Hamas conflict yesterday and diplomats said a likely outcome is a statement backing an Egyptian-French ceasefire initiative.Libya formally circulated a revised...

US rabbi spearheads care-package campaign
AN ARMY BASE IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL (AP):Troops won't have to dry their underwear on tank carriers these days, thanks to a New York rabbi who raised more than $100,000 in two days to buy care packages for soldiers involved in Israel's offensive against Gaza...

Israel orders brief halt, then Gaza fight resumes
GAZA CITY, Gaza (AP):Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rockets resumed yesterday after a brief lull to allow food and fuel to reach Palestinian civilians in Gaza, where an Israeli warplane dropped leaflets urging residents to flee because of imminent...

Police crack down on 'sagging pants'
ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC): Lawmen in Grenada have launched a campaign targetting youngsters who show their underwear in public by wearing their pants below their waistlines.The crusade is the latest of several new...