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So far, the Hamas-Fatah battles in the Gaza Strip have not provoked any major fighting in the West Bank. But there are fears that Fatah could launch an offensive there if its forces continue to lose ground in Gaza.

For cancer patients, death hovers over everything. It feels sometimes that Death is sitting in the corner, looking at his watch. And when it comes to funerals, there's really one major issue: How do we want to be remembered?

Critic Alan Cheuse says John Vaillant's intense tale of illegal immigrants trapped in a tanker truck in the Arizona desert expands a single terrible story into a history of human suffering.

Ed Tarkington's debut, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, mixes mystery and coming-of-age in a lush Southern Gothic setting. Critic Bethanne Patrick says despite some missteps, it's beautifully written.

Sportswriter Steve Rushin's memoir of growing up in Minnesota in the 1970s is familiar territory, but Rushin mines it with irony and affection, working hard to capture the look and feel of the era.

David Sedaris is great company in this new collected volume of his diaries. He buries emotions deep, but describes the world around him (and his love for IHOP) in chaotic and delightful fashion.

President Obama is delivering a major speech at Cairo University. Egypt is a long-standing ally of the U.S. Workers have been busy cleaning the city ahead of Obama's arrival.

Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf got in political trouble this year by challenging his country's Supreme Court. Now that court is hearing petitions asking that Musharraf, a key U.S. ally against al-Qaida, be disqualified from running for re-election.

Floyd Landis looks destined to be stripped of his 2006 Tour de France victory after arbitrators uphold results of a drug test indicating he used synthetic testosterone to fuel a spectacular comeback in renowned race.

Oil prices are hovering near $120 a barrel and people are wondering what, if anything, can be done to bring prices down. Oil is a commodity — the price of which is set in a global market. Increasingly, oil-producing countries are pointing at the weak dollar as the main factor keeping prices high.