Israeli troops opened fire today at a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters who tried to break into the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from neighbouring Syria, killing as many as 11 people and wounding scores in a burst of violence marking the Arab defeat in the 1967 Mideast war.

A ROCKET exploded in a packed school near a US-led coalition base in eastern Afghanistan yesterday, killing seven children and wounding 34 other people, officials said.

A rocket exploded in a packed school near a US-led coalition base in eastern Afghanistan today, killing seven children and wounding 34 other people, officials said.

A rocket exploded in the middle of a packed school in eastern Afghanistan today. Six children were killed and 14 other people wounded, police said.

Insurgents killed at least 10 people in attacks around Iraq today, including five police officers killed at a checkpoint.