Bush: Israel Has Right to Protect Itself

President George W. Bush says he understands "Israel's desire to protect itself," offering his first public comments about the U.S. ally's massive ground invasion into Gaza.

Waterford Files for Bankruptcy

Israeli Forces Bisect Gaza

Thousands of Israeli troops backed by tanks and helicopter gunships surrounded Gaza's largest city and fought militants at close range Sunday.

Female Bomber Kills 38 in Iraq Blast

As many as 38 people were dead in Iraq, after a female suicide bomber targeted a crowd of worshippers at a shrine in northern Baghdad.

Israeli Forces Bisect Gaza, Surround Biggest City

Israeli ground troops and tanks cut swaths through the Gaza Strip early Sunday, cutting the coastal territory into two.

Powerful Quakes Rock Indonesia

Officials say they've been unable to get any information on casualties or damage from a series of powerful earthquakes that have struck remote areas of eastern Indonesia.

Mexican Warlock Predicts U.S. Troops on Border

Mexico's self-proclaimed "Grand Warlock" said the United States will pull troops out of Iraq in 2009 and send them to the border with Mexico in an attempt to expand its territory.