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Oil rises as Israel launches airstrikes in Gaza

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By SANDY SHOREAP Business Writer The price of oil rose Wednesday on new concerns about possible supply disruptions in the Middle East after Israel launched airstrikes in Gaza. Benchmark oil rose 94 cents to finish at $86.32 per barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price international

Israeli airstrike kills Hamas military chief

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 14th

By ARON HELLER and IBRAHIM BARZAKAssociated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel killed the commander of the Hamas military wing in one of some 20 airstrikes on the Gaza Strip Wednesday, the worst barrage on the Palestinian territory in four years in retaliation for renewed rocket fire on

Israel considers resumption of Gaza assassinations

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 13th

By AMY TEIBELAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel is considering resuming its contentious practice of assassinating militant leaders in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in an effort to halt intensified rocket attacks on Israel's south, according to defense officials. That Israel might renew a

Look at how Syria neighbors are drawn into its war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By The Associated Press Syria's neighbors are increasingly being drawn into the country's civil war in a variety of ways, whether militarily or due to an exodus of Syrians fleeing the fighting at home. The spillover has raised concerns that the nearly 20-month-long conflict between

Gaza fire increases pressure on Israel to hit back

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 12th

By IAN DEITCHAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Gaza militants pummeled southern Israel with rockets for a third day in a row on Monday, increasing internal pressure on the Israeli government to retaliate. A million Israelis are in range of the rockets. Israeli leaders have warned they won't

Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By JOSEF FEDERMANAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel was drawn into the fighting in neighboring Syria for the first time Sunday, firing warning shots across the border after an errant mortar shell landed near an Israeli military installation in the Golan Heights. While Israel appeared

Help for blighted suburbs meets French hostility

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By ELAINE GANLEYAssociated Press PARIS (AP) - When the blighted housing projects ringing major French cities exploded in nationwide riots, France pledged quick action to fix them. Seven years on, the suburban projects remain islands of despair, lofty promises of rebirth largely forgotten. So a

Israel, Gaza militants trade fire in escalation

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 11th

By ARON HELLER and IBRAHIM BARZAK JERUALEM (AP) - Israeli forces struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing one Palestinian and wounding more than 30 others as militants launched dozens of rockets in some of the heaviest fighting the area has seen in months. The flare-up increased

AP sources: US weighs broader nuke deal with Iran

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 9th

By BRADLEY KLAPPER and MATTHEW LEEAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration is considering a new approach in negotiations to curb Iran's nuclear program that would ease economic sanctions faster than previously offered if Tehran makes greater concessions than it has ever

Lawyer: Chicago-area man dropped from terror list

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on November 8th

CHICAGO (AP) - A suburban Chicago man who was convicted of lying about a Hamas shooting of an American teen has been removed from the U.S. government's "specially designated terrorist" list. Bridgeview resident Muhammad Salah's attorney tells the Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/StYJv6) that