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KABUL, Afghanistan – The bombings are more frequent. The battlefield clashes have intensified. Three months of unprecedented bloodshed have shaken confidence in Afghanistan’s future, and senior officials are pointing fingers at a familiar foe: Pakistan (search). Officials say three Pakistanis’ alleged involvement in a plot to assassinate the U.S. ambassador …

JERUSALEM – The Israeli navy plans to build a sea barrier off the coast of northern Gaza (search) to keep out potential attackers once Israel pulls out of the coastal strip this summer, military officials said. The navy concluded the barrier, stretching 950 yards into the sea, is necessary because …

TEHRAN, Iran – A Northwest Airlines DC-10 made an emergency landing in Tehran (search) on Sunday after an indicator detected a fire in the cargo hold in what turned out to be a false alarm, a spokesman said. No injuries were reported and the plane later took off and landed …