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The group, founded in 1987, has vowed to annihilate Israel. Before this past weekend's attack, it was responsible for many suicide bombings and other deadly attacks on civilians and Israeli soldiers.

The Great Depression transformed families and launched political movements. In Pinched, author Don Peck tracks the decades-long impact of American downturns on culture, politics and psychology; and predicts how the most recent economic shock could alter the nation's psyche.

I'm 56 and trying to reenter the workforce in clinical nutrition. I have had many interviews that I thought went well. I think my age is the issue. Any suggestions?

Salvadoran journalist Oscar Martinez has ridden the train known as "the Beast" eight times, interviewing Central American migrants on their way to the U.S. He shares his experiences in the book The Beast. Alt.Latino asked him about the books he read that inspired him — and what he'd take to read on a desert island.

A special Nepalese assembly voted Wednesday to formally abolish the country's 239-year-old monarchy and turn Nepal into a republic. King Gyanendra has remained unpopular since he seized absolute power in 2005.

Sri Lanka's Tamil minority may hold the key in Tuesday's election, held in the aftermath of the decades-long civil war with Tamil rebels. When President Mahinda Rajapaksa called the election, it seemed like a shoo-in for him, but as former army chief Sarath Fonseka joined the fight, the campaign turned bitter.

The crisis in the northwestern part of Haiti seems to have stabilized, but many more people may be carrying the cholera bacteria without showing symptoms. Doctors and aid groups are rushing to quell the outbreak.

Although the economy has been growing since mid-2009, the pace has been too slow to absorb the nearly 14 million people without jobs. Today, 46 million Americans receive the federal government's help when buying food, which is roughly 15 percent of the population.

The Ypsilanti Freighthouse ended winter daytime shelter services earlier this month. Now there are no daytime shelters available in Ypsilanti. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.

Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were injured in the attack in Sydney's eastern suburbs before a police inspector shot the suspect after he turned and raised a knife, police said.