BEIRUT (AP) — UN investigators said a truck bomb probably was used to kill former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, but they are not sure whether the bomber died as well. “We are talking here about a probability of 99.9 per cent” that the explosion was above ground, chief UN investigator …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The European Union was plunged deeper into crisis on Saturday after its leaders failed to agree on a long-term budget, two weeks after French and Dutch voters rejected a proposed EU constitution. The summit breakdown threatens the enlarged 25-nation bloc with financial paralysis on top of the …

RAMALLAH (AFP) — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned Saturday that time was running short to nail down details of Israel’s pullout from the Gaza Strip and prodded the Palestinians to do much more to boost security. Israeli military radio also reported that she pressed the Jewish state for “substantial” …