Explosions Rock Gaza
()A blast has gone off in the southern Gaza Strip, in the area of the smuggling tunnels criss-crossing the Gaza-Egypt border. The Israeli military did not confirm a witness' report of an airstrike early Friday.
Chile Counts Nearly 10,000 More Pinochet Victims
The total number of people killed, tortured or imprisoned for political reasons rose to 40,018.
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Pope Visits A Changing Spain()
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Madrid on Thursday to celebrate World Youth Day with Catholic pilgrims from around the world. But in a country that has become more secular, not all Spaniards are extending a warm welcome. Spain has become one of the least religious places in Europe in terms of seeing the church as a guide for moral values.
Europe
Storm Hits Music Festival In Belgium, 3 Killed()
Video from the site showed stage equipment dangling in high winds as rain-soaked concertgoers at the Pukkelpop festival ran for cover near the town of Hasselt, about 50 miles east of Brussels.
Conflict In Libya
Libyan Rebels Claim Capture Of Key Oil Refinery()
The opposition's control of the last functioning oil refinery, in the city of Zawiya, would be a blow to Moammar Gadhafi's regime and could turn the tide of the six-month-old war. It would leave Gadhafi nearly cornered in his increasingly isolated stronghold of Tripoli, the capital.
Europe
Another Suspect Arrested In U.K. Hacking Scandal()
Police confirmed the man — whom the Guardian newspaper identified as James Desborough, a former U.S. editor for News of the World — was arrested at a London police station after arriving voluntarily Thursday. He was later released on bail. Meanwhile, a private investigator at the center of the crisis sued Rupert Murdoch's media empire for breach of contract.
The Two-Way
Tiny Pacific Island Hit By First Bank Robbery()
Police have been flown into the tiny Pacific resort island of Aitutaki, where officials say their bank has been robbed — a first for the small, tight-knit community. Part of the Cook Islands, Aitutaki is famous for its beaches, which ring a large lagoon full of clear, ice-blue water.