Gaza Violence: Israel Defends Actions as 55 Palestinians Killed

There's been widespread condemnation of Israel after its troops killed fifty-five Palestinians in Gaza. But the United States has strongly backed Israel.

A political bloc led by the former Shia militia chief, Moqtada al-Sadr, is poised to win victory in Iraq's election.

Scientists at Imperial College London say the treatment of the common cold involves blocking a key protein in lung cells that cold viruses normally hijack to replicate and spread.