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SRINAGAR, India – India and Pakistan exchanged intense artillery and machine-gun fire along their frontier Monday, as fighting spread for the first time this year to a key area of Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, officials said. At least eight civilians died and 23 were injured in the shelling along the frontier of …

WASHINGTON – President Bush says Middle East peace depends on a Palestinian democracy “based on tolerance and liberty” and “reliable justice,” and he wants Arab nations to nurture those ideals. The problem is, few Arab nations practice anything near the democracy outlined Monday in Bush’s speech, even the countries he …

PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Heeding President Bush’s call, NATO leaders pledged Thursday to help the United Nations “fully and immediately” disarm Iraq. They also redrew the political map of Europe, reaching behind the former Iron Curtain for seven new members. Barely a decade after winning independence from Moscow, the Baltic …