White House Urges WikiLeaks to Not Publish More Secrets
The White House is urging the website WikiLeaks to not publish any more classified documents related to the Afghan war, saying it is important that no more damage be done to U.S. national security. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told NBC television Friday that all the administration can do is implore whoever has the documents to not post them.

China Conducts Military Exercise in South China Sea
China says it has held a large scale military exercise in the South China Sea that coincided with drills in the Sea of Japan by the United States and South Korea. State media say China's military forces this week conducted the largest exercise of its kind since the founding of the military, known as the People's Liberation Army.

Arizonans React to Court Ruling as Limited Immigration Law Takes Effect
Residents of the Western U.S. state of Arizona reacted Thursday to a federal judge's ruling that blocked key parts of a controversial state immigration law. Judge Bolton temporarily blocked some of the broad powers that the law would have given local police in immigration enforcement, which under the US constitution is a federal responsibility.

Greenpeace Says Chinese Oil Spill Much Bigger Than Reported
The environmental group Greenpeace says it believes an oil spill in northeastern China was up to 60 times larger than has been reported. Richard Steiner, a marine conservation expert from the University of Alaska, announced the conclusion Friday after a 10-day on-site investigation.

Palestinians Continue To Resist Pressure To Move To Direct Negotiations
American pressure continues to mount on Israel and the Palestinian Authority to move to direct negotiations, but the PA continue to demand Israeli concessions before moving on from proximity talks and Israeli officials have hinted that they are losing patience, even as they continue to insist on a desire to move to direct talks.

More Archeological Evidence For The Bible Found In The Negev
A Philistine temple and evidence of a strong earthquake dating back to biblical times was discovered by archeologists during excavations at the Tel Tzafit National Park, near Kiryat Gat, near the site of the Philistine city of Gath which according to the book of Samuel was the home of Goliath.

Latest Civilian Casualties In Afghanistan Mark Difficult Road Ahead
Abdul Ghaffar is a living portrait of the misery that has befallen a people caught in the crossfire of war. Most summer days, Ghaffar can be found tending the fields around his native village of Loai Masjid, located in the volatile Sangin district of Afghanistan's southern Helmand Province.

Pentagon Partners with FBI to Investigate Leaked Military Documents
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says he has asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, to assist in the probe into the leak and publication of classified military documents. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen spoke about the issue at a press conference at the Pentagon on Thursday, several days after the Internet website WikiLeaks posted tens of thousands of documents about the war in Afghanistan.

Hebrew University Archeologists Discover Tablet Dating Back To Patriarchs
A document written on two cuneiform tablets dating back to the time of the Biblical Patriarch Abraham, including a law code in a form and language like parts of the Code of Hammurabi, was found at Hazor National Park in the North during a Hebrew University summer excavation.

US State Department Moves To Enforce New Sanctions On Iran
A US Congressman has announced that the US State Department will soon produce a list of foreign companies violating Iran-sanctions laws, an important step in a process that has seen many sanctions passed over the last three decades but few enforced. "There has been sanctions legislation before. There have not been sanctions before," Ted Deutch (D-Florida) told The Jerusalem Post Tuesday.

Google Moves To Compete With Facebook
Google, one of the Internet's most successful companies, is gearing up to compete better with its popular rival, Facebook. The Wall Street Journal reports Google is holding talks with makers of on-line games in the hope of boosting profits by offering a new service to its many customers.