GAZA CITY (AFP) — Hamas said it wanted to draw a line under a bout of internal Palestinian clashes Wednesday after its members attacked the homes of a security chief and the Gaza leader of the governing Fateh faction. At least seven people were injured in the exchanges of fire …

BAGHDAD (AFP) — Iraq said Wednesday its post-Saddam constitution would be ready within two weeks despite sustained rebel attacks that saw the killing of two Sunni members of the charter’s drafting committee. Another 15 people lost their lives on Wednesday, including eight killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up …

GAZA CITY — Israel assassinated a Hamas leader in southern Gaza yesterday amid fears that a full-scale invasion of the Strip was back on the cards. Rockets were also fired at a car in northern Gaza, and six Israelis were injured by Palestinian mortar fire at Israeli targets in and …