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Gaza-Israel-Strike (will update)

Another day of loud booms and deadly weaponry plummeting from the sky wracked Israel and Gaza on Sunday, with fresh casualties reported on both sides of a conflict that international leaders scrambled to end. Rescuers pulled the bloodied bodies of children from the wreckage of a Gaza home Sunday after an Israeli airstrike, which Israel said killed a top Hamas militant. Earlier, a rocket lauched from Gaza struck a car in the Israeli town of Ofakim, injuring an unspecified number of people, the Israel Defense Forces reported. Another hit a woman's carport while she was inside her house in Ashkelon. It was the latest violence in what has become a daily nightmare for millions in the region.

POL-Obama-Asia-Trip (will update)

On the eve of a historic trip to Myanmar, U.S. President Barack Obama deflected criticism Sunday, insisting the visit "is not an endorsement of the Burmese government."

US-Oil-Platform-Blast (will update)

Divers found the body of a man believed to be one of two crew members missing after an oil platform blast in the Gulf of Mexico, the platform's manager said.

ENT-American-Music-Awards

Coverage of the 40th annual American Music Awards.

TRAVEL-Gas-Prices

Gas prices have dropped more than seven cents over the past two weeks, but risen in some region stricken by Superstorm Sandy, according to a survey published Sunday.

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Gaza-Israel-Strike

Another day of loud booms and deadly weaponry plummeting from the sky wracked Israel and Gaza on Sunday, with fresh casualties reported on both sides of a conflict that international leaders scrambled to end. Rescuers pulled the bloodied bodies of children from the wreckage of a Gaza home Sunday after an Israeli airstrike, which Israel said killed a top Hamas militant. Earlier, a rocket lauched from Gaza struck a car in the Israeli town of Ofakim, injuring an unspecified number of people, the Israel Defense Forces reported. Another hit a woman's carport while she was inside her house in Ashkelon. It was the latest violence in what has become a daily nightmare for millions in the region.

Iron Dome Israel Gaza Conflict

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system is figuring prominently in the unfolding aerial conflict with Hamas' military wing in Gaza. The Iron Dome system is being credited with protecting Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities by blocking some rockets fired from Gaza. But what exactly is Iron Dome?

Hamas-explainer

Four years after the last major conflict in the region, Israel and Hamas are once again on the brink of war in Gaza. So what is the group, and what does it hope to achieve by its rocket attacks on Israeli targets?