The new virus is moving like lightning through African fields, prompting comparisons to Europe’s 1840s potato famine that changed history in English-speaking lands.

The deadly operation on a flotilla trying to break a blockade of Gaza introduced a new strain into already tense relations between the United States and Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel canceled his plans for meeting with President Obama after a raid on ships carrying supplies for Gaza left at least 10 people dead.

Officials believe that Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, a top financial chief for Al Qaeda as well as one of the group’s founders, was killed in a U.S. attack in Pakistan.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel canceled his plans for meeting with President Obama after a raid on ships carrying supplies for Gaza left at least 10 people dead.