Ethan Bronner The New York Times

American officials who have assessed the likely Iranian responses to any attack by Israel on its nuclear program believe that Iran would retaliate by launching missiles on Israel and terrorist-style attacks on United States civilian and military personnel overseas.

Israel's borders erupted into deadly clashes on Sunday as thousands of Palestinians -- marching from Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank -- confronted Israeli troops to mark the anniversary when Arabs mourn Israel's creation. As many as nine Palestinians were reported killed and scores injured in the unprecedented wave of coordinated protests. T...

The Arab League asked the United Nations Security Council on Saturday to impose a no-flight zone over Libya in hopes of halting Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi's attacks on his own people, providing the rebels a tincture of hope even as they were driven back from a long stretch of road it had captured in the three-week war. The extraordinary move by the 22...

American officials who have assessed the likely Iranian responses to any attack by Israel on its nuclear program believe that Iran would retaliate by launching missiles on Israel and terrorist-style attacks on United States civilian and military personnel overseas.

Israel's borders erupted into deadly clashes on Sunday as thousands of Palestinians -- marching from Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and the West Bank -- confronted Israeli troops to mark the anniversary when Arabs mourn Israel's creation. As many as nine Palestinians were reported killed and scores injured in the unprecedented wave of coordinated protests. T...

The Arab League asked the United Nations Security Council on Saturday to impose a no-flight zone over Libya in hopes of halting Col. Moammar el-Gaddafi's attacks on his own people, providing the rebels a tincture of hope even as they were driven back from a long stretch of road it had captured in the three-week war. The extraordinary move by the 22...