Middle East

Men found guilty of taking part in one of two back-to-back assassination attempts on Pervez Musharraf in late 2003.

Hard-line envoy Ali Larijani says his country is powerful enough not to be worried about consequences of UN Security Council.

The Afghan National Police grew in ranks and capability recently as the German-led Kabul Police Academy graduated the first class of police officers from its comprehensive three-year officer training course.

No new date for a ratification has been announced, but negotiations appear to be at an end.

Firebrand Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged his followers to stop the bloodshed and return to their homes.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says control of Gaza Strip border posts remains a key unresolved issue as Israel completes its withdrawal from the territory.

The U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency says there is plenty of evidence Iran is building a nuclear weapon.

The draft document was presented to parliament earlier this week, and since then efforts to reach a consensus have failed.

Mr. Bush is rebutting criticism of his policies, saying it would be a big mistake to pull out now.

Agreement will replace current Israeli security contingent with 750 Egyptian border guards, who would patrol volatile boundary, known as Philadelphi corridor.

Heavy bulldozers ripped through gates to Sanur and Homesh Tuesday, followed by thousands of Israeli soldiers and police.

The speaker of Iraq's parliament, Hajim al-Hasani, says a draft constitution has been submitted on time, but Shi'ites, Kurds and Sunnis have three more days to resolve pending issues.

President Bush is urging Americans to stand together in the fight against terrorism and the struggle to bring democracy to Iraq and peace to the Middle East.

Disagreements among Shi'ite, Sunni and Kurdish negotiators remain over issues including federalism, sharing of oil revenues, and the political role of Shi'ite clergy.

Israeli soldiers are clearing the last of the 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza strip, 38 years after Israel first occupied it.