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Israeli police say militants in the Gaza Strip fired 24 rockets into Israel, injuring four people, one of them seriously.

The long-running hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay has grown to 30 prisoners, the highest number in months.

A strong earthquake has shaken the Costa Rican capital of San Jose, sending frightened residents running into streets.

Gaston Lenotre, considered one of France's best-ever pastry-makers, has died at the age of 88.

The announcement came shortly after the driver of a U.N. truck was killed by tank fire as he was headed to an Israeli border crossing to pick up an aid shipment.

A Hezbollah minister in Lebanon's Cabinet is denying any involvement by the militant group in the firing of rockets from Lebanon into Israel.

Officials say 340 people have been stricken with a mysterious sickness on a cruise ship in northeastern Brazil.

The international Red Cross is accusing Israeli forces of failing to help wounded Palestinians in Gaza.

The investigation would focus on any British victims and any criminal offenses that might have occurred in that country.

South Africans plan a hunger strike and other protests they hope will force their government to isolate Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.