A Palestinian suicide bomber apparently was the only casualty when an explosives-laden truck detonated Thursday on the Gaza-Israel border, officials said.

Gaza cancer patient dies as Israel bans departure for treatment GAZA, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- A 21-year-old cancer patient died in Gaza City on Saturday after being banned from leaving for medical treatment due to Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip.

The first of as many as 6,000 Palestinians stranded in Egypt will try to return home to Gaza Sunday.

n Baghdad A truck bomber attacked a revered Shiite shrine in the heart of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least 78 people and wounding more than 200 in a resumption of Iraq's relentless sectarian slaughter.

The president of an international Quartet Committee overseeing Israel's withdrawal from Gaza inspected Erez crossing between the Strip and Israel Wednesday.