| In Life as in Soccer – I Hope The Grays Win This is the kind of authority we need, which looks to qualifications. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | MIDDLE EAST: Gaza: 2 Militants Killed by Israeli Shells Two Palestinian militants were killed and six were wounded Wednesday in an Israeli shelling in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian witnesses and officials at a hospital said. feeds.nytimes.com |
Killing of Israeli Settlers Rattles Leaders The killing of four Israeli settlers on the eve of peace talks in Washington underscored the role the issue of Jewish settlements could play in the fragile negotiations. feeds.nytimes.com |
U.S. Sanctions 8 Iran Officials for Crackdown The Obama administration put eight Iranian officials on a blacklist for their role in the bloody suppression of protesters after the Iranian election last year. nytimes.com |
World Briefing | Middle East: Iran: 19 Jailed Activists Are Pardoned, Report Says An Iranian opposition Web Site reported that supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had pardoned 19 jailed opposition activists on a religious occasion. feeds.nytimes.com |