LONDON (Reuters) – Bosnia is closer to breaking up than at any time since its 1992-95 war and the European Union must do more to prevent its division, former international peace overseer Paddy Ashdown said.

GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas security forces clashed with gunmen from the Army of Islam, an al Qaeda-inspired group, in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, part of a security crackdown following a surge in internal violence.

KABUL (Reuters) – Abdul Wahid was asleep in England when he received a panicked phone call. “Buy a plane ticket and hurry to Kabul!” his brother’s voice said.