Militants barrage southern Israel

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip bombarded southern Israel with dozens of mortars and rockets on Wednesday, sowing panic and despair there and burdening diplomatic efforts to revive a truce that expired over the weekend.

No one was injured in the barrages, but the attacks took a steeper toll in Gaza as explosives apparently misfired, wounding three civilians and killing two militants. One of the injured civilians works for a conflict resolution center.

Hamas, the Islamic militant group that rules Gaza, said the bombardment came in retaliation for the deaths of three of its fighters in a clash with Israeli troops late Tuesday. Israel said the …

The paradox of guidebook to U.S. roads less traveled

In his poem "The Road Not Taken," Robert Frost wrotefiguratively of choosing the path "less traveled by, and that hasmade all the difference."

Astute vacationers know that seeking out less traveled roads canliterally make a big difference in how much they enjoy a trip. Thebeaten tourist path these days is too often a mob scene. Away fromthe thundering herds, it is possible to feel like a human beingrelaxing on vacation rather than a lemming rushing madly toward somecliff.

Now comes Reader's Digest with Off The Beaten Path, a $23.95hardcover guide "to more than 1,000 scenic and interesting placesstill uncrowded and inviting." All 50 U.S. states are covered in …

ELECTION PREPARATIONS IN AZERBAIJAN MEETS COUNTRY`S LEGISLATION, YEVGENI SLOBODA.

Baku, 06 October (AzerTAc) -- Head of the CIS observation mission`s Baku office Yevgeni Sloboda told journalists on Monday that preparations for the October 15 presidential election are in accordance with the country`s legislation. He stressed the Azerbaijani Government had already created all necessary conditions to conduct free, fair and transparent elections in the country. According to him, CIS long …

STOPPING LEETCH STILL CANUCKS' TOP JOB.(SPORTS)

Byline: Laura Vecsey

It was a done deal. The Cup would be kissed in New York, after all these years, and Brian Leetch would win the Conn Smythe Award for his outstanding play in these 1994 Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Rangers' celebration and the coronation of Brian Leetch were set. Champagne on ice. Jubilation on tap.

Then, during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals at Madison Square Garden, New York woke up.

Or maybe it was the Vancouver Canucks who woke up. Maybe they took exception to the preponderance of media blitzing and kibbitzing that predicted an end to the Rangers' 54-year Stanley Cup drought.

It does not take a genius, nor Canucks coach Pat Quinn, to figure out what tactic would put a serious crimp in the Rangers' plans.

Stop Brian Leetch.

Stop him any way you …

Boy hurt in Palestinian rocket attack on Israeli town

An Israeli boy was seriously injured by a Palestinian rocket attack Monday in the southern town of Sderot, a hospital official said.

The boy, 10, suffered a serious wound to his shoulder and was rushed into surgery, said Lea Malul, a spokeswoman for Barzilai Hospital in the town of Ashkelon. The Israeli rescue service Magen David Adom said the boy's arm had been partially severed.

The rocket hit the roof of a public bomb shelter in Sderot, Israel Radio …

Laraway, Marion Ruth "Mimi".(Obituaries)

ALBANY, N.Y. Mrs. Marion Ruth "Mimi" Laraway, 91, of Albany, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2008 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilder land. Born on November 27, 1916 in Albany, she was the daughter of the late John and Edna Bollman Flack. Marion was a lifelong Albany resident and attended local schools. A beloved mother, grandmother and great-grand-mother, Marion was a homemaker and was employed for several years with the New York State Department of Tax and Finance in Albany. She was also a member of the Third Reformed Church of Albany. Besides her parents, Marion was predeceased by her husband of over 67 years, Andrew J. Laraway whom she married on September 26, …

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OKLAHOMA CITY (97)

Durant 13-23 3-4 30, Green 6-10 4-4 17, Krstic 4-11 0-0 8, Westbrook 2-10 3-4 7, Sefolosha 3-7 3-3 9, Atkins 3-8 0-0 7, Collison 2-7 1-2 5, Rose 2-4 5-6 9, Weaver 2-3 0-4 5, Wilkins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-83 19-27 97.

MINNESOTA (90)

Miller 1-6 3-6 6, Gomes 4-12 0-0 8, Love 3-13 4-4 10, Telfair 2-6 0-0 4, Foye 3-6 0-0 7, Smith 8-14 3-5 19, Cardinal 0-0 0-0 0, Carney 6-11 0-0 15, Ollie 1-2 3-4 5, Brown 4-7 2-2 12, Williams 2-2 0-2 4. Totals 34-79 15-23 90.