JERUSALEM - ISRAEL postponed on Wednesday a
decision on whether to order its armed forces to storm the Gaza Strip's urban centres, an Israeli official said, citing Egyptian- and French-led efforts to secure a truce with Hamas.
NEW YORK - A DEFENSE lawyer for Bernard Madoff is expected to submit written arguments on Wednesday to a judge who is probing whether the disgraced Wall Street financier should be jailed before trial.
NEW YORK - THE FBI says three New York teenagers face civil rights charges in connection with election night racial violence in which attackers shouted 'Obama.' The three youths are in custody and are expected to be arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday.
BERLIN - A DRAMATIC ski accident that left a mother dead and a German politician seriously injured on New Year's Day has sparked a debate over safety on the slopes - as well as demand for ski helmets.
