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WHY IT MATTERS: The EU budget debate

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By DON MELVINAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) - The Issue: Europe's leaders will gather in Brussels on Thursday to decide on how much the European Union, the political and economic partnership between 27 of the region's countries, will spend in the next seven years. Compared to the size

Cease-fire begins between Israel and Hamas

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By JOSEF FEDERMAN and KARIN LAUBAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers took effect Wednesday night, bringing an end to eight days of the fiercest fighting in years and possibly signaling a new era of relations

Israel-Hamas cease-fire remains elusive

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By IBRAHIM BARZAK and JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel and the Hamas militant group edged closer to a cease-fire Tuesday to end a weeklong Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, but after a day of furious diplomatic efforts involving the U.S. secretary of state, U.N. chief

Panetta says war on al-Qaida taking new direction

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - America's war on al-Qaida is taking a new direction, moving beyond declared combat zones like Afghanistan while countering the terrorist network's search for new sanctuaries, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday.

Panetta says war on al-Qaida taking new direction

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 21st

AP Exclusive: Syrian rebels seize base, arms trove

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By BEN HUBBARDAssociated Press BASE OF THE 46TH REGIMENT, Syria (AP) - After a nearly two-month siege, Syrian rebels overwhelmed a large military base in the north of the country and made off with tanks, armored vehicles and truckloads of munitions that rebel leaders say will give them a boost

Syrian rebels seize military base, munitions

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By BEN HUBBARDAssociated Press BASE OF THE 46TH REGIMENT, Syria (AP) - Syrian rebels have taken over a large military base in the country's north, carting off tanks, armored vehicles and truck-loads of munitions their leaders say will give them a boost in their fight to topple President

Congolese rebels seize Goma, take airport

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By MELANIE GOUBY and RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) - A rebel group believed to be backed by Rwanda seized the strategic, provincial capital of Goma in eastern Congo on Tuesday, home to more than 1 million people as well as an international airport in a development that

US, Mexico sign rules on sharing Colorado River

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By ELLIOT SPAGATAssociated Press CORONADO, Calif. (AP) - The United States and Mexico on Tuesday signed a pact for new rules on sharing water from the Colorado River, capping a five-year effort on how to spread the pain of drought and reap the benefits of wet years. The far-reaching agreement

Obama sends Clinton to Mideast amid Gaza crisis

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 20th

By JULIE PACEAssociated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - President Barack Obama dispatched Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Middle East on Tuesday as the U.S. urgently seeks to end a conflict between Israel and Hamas that has killed more than 100 in the last week. Clinton