Israeli soldiers flashed the victory sign Sunday as they began withdrawing from the Gaza Strip. Shell-shocked Palestinians emerged from shelters and counted their dead. As a tenuous cease-fire took hold, however, few people on either side predicted an end to the cycle of violence that has endured for generations. ...more

January 19, 2009

A former Spring Hill doctor on the sheriff's most wanted list is being sued by a former patient on a claim that he molested her in his office. ...more

December 23, 2008

France has had contacts with the leaders of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas "for several months," French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Monday. ...more

May 20, 2008

It may seem like an unlikely place for students from the United States or Europe, but Syria has been rapidly gaining ground as a destination for foreigners who wish to learn Arabic. ...more

December 21, 2007