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Israel fires back at Syria after gunshots at its troops

JERUSALEM - Israeli troops shot at a target across the Syrian frontier on Tuesday in response to gunfire that struck its forces in the Golan Heights, the Israeli military said.

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Canada's Harper under cloud after chief of staff resigns

OTTAWA - Canada's Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper was under intense pressure on Monday to reassure voters that his administration is above reproach amid questions surrounding a secret check paid to Senator Mike Duffy.

20 May 2013

In Ukraine, no way to avoid a bumpy ride

KIEV - As the snow and ice began to melt in Ukraine this spring, exposing fresh cracks and potholes in the roads, hundreds of motorists gathered outside a government building carrying unusual burdens.

Lifestyle 3:03am EDT

Israel extends Palestinians' Gaza fishing zone

JERUSALEM - Israel on Tuesday expanded the distance it permits Gaza fishermen to head out to sea, restoring a limit it cut in half two months ago in response to rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave.

Israel 5:10am EDT

Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama 'concerned'

AMMAN/BEIRUT - Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria's beleaguered president, prompting international alarm that the civil war may spread and an urgent call for restraint from the United States. | Video

Syria 20 May 2013

North Korea releases detained Chinese fishing boat

BEIJING - North Korea released a Chinese fishing boat on Tuesday more than two weeks after it was detained in waters between the countries, as China demanded an explanation for the incident that has been a new irritant in ties between the often uneasy allies.

North Korea, China 4:26am EDT