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Israel: Gaza rockets can reach metro Tel Aviv

JERUSALEM -- Hamas militants in Gaza have successfully test-fired an Iranian rocket able to reach Israel's largest urban center, the country's military intelligence chief said Tuesday. [Full Story]

Group: Congo military killed hundreds of civilians
KINSHASA, Congo -- A top human rights group is accusing the Congolese military of killing more than 500 civilians in eastern Congo and says the U.N. peacekeeping force in the area did nothing to stop the soldiers from decapitating men and raping young girls. [full story]
Clinton diverts to Egypt for Mideast peace talks
CAIRO -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made a hastily arranged stop in the Egyptian capital Tuesday to consult with a longtime Arab ally amid indications of a shifting U.S. strategy for getting Israel and the Palestinians back to peace negotiations. [full story]
NKorea claims to expand arsenal of atomic bombs
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea claimed Tuesday that it has successfully weaponized more plutonium for atomic bombs, a day after warning Washington to agree quickly to direct talks or face the prospect of a growing North Korean nuclear arsenal. [full story]
Afghan corruption tough to combat
KABUL -- President Hamid Karzai promised to stamp out corruption. The image suggested otherwise. Standing at Karzai's side on Tuesday were his two vice presidents -- both former warlords widely believed to have looted Afghanistan for years. [full story]
Karzai promises reform -- but without specifics
KABUL -- Afghanistan's president welcomed his new term -- achieved after his main opponent withdrew from a runoff election -- by reaching out to opponents Tuesday and promising to banish the corruption that has undermined his administration. [full story]
New video on missing British girl Madeleine McCann
LONDON -- British police on Tuesday released a new video imagining what missing girl Madeleine McCann would look like now, at age six, and urged Internet users to spread the pictures as widely as they can. [full story]
Clinton urges restraint in push for Mideast peace
MARRAKECH, Morocco -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday urged Arabs and Israelis to set aside their historical differences, avoid inflammatory rhetoric and recommit to attaining a comprehensive peace in the Middle East. [full story]
Israel: Gaza rockets can reach metro Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM -- Hamas militants in Gaza have successfully test-fired an Iranian rocket able to reach Israel's largest urban center, the country's military intelligence chief said Tuesday. [full story]
Pakistan Taliban: 'We are prepared for a long war'
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A Taliban spokesman denied Tuesday that Pakistan's government has won a series of battlefield victories in its offensive in tribal South Waziristan, saying the militants are drawing soldiers into a trap. [full story]