RAFAH — Hamas supporters, including thousands of men and vehicles flaunting rockets, filled the streets of Gaza City in an impressive show of strength as Palestinian and Egyptian forces were busy imposing order on their chaotic border crossing. The Hamas rally on Sunday was a military-style victory parade. Masked men, …

NEW YORK (AP) — The US is using the largest gathering of world leaders to try to keep up international pressure on Syria by branding it a meddlesome neighbour and a holdout against democratic advances in the Middle East. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice takes up the charge in meetings …

UNITED NATIONS — Iran’s new President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made a splash at the United Nations last week, matching diplomatic toughness with unexpected public-relations skills in his debut on the world scene. The hardliner flew into New York fighting what he called a “psychological war” with the West over his country’s …