* Israeli Leaders Respond to Discovery of 3 Murdered Teens Israel's cabinet at press time was still deciding on a response to the discovery of the bodies of three Jewish teens abducted by Hamas terrorists two weeks ago.
* Israel holds murdered teenagers' funerals The funerals are taking place in Israel of three teenagers who were abducted and murdered while hitch-hiking in the occupied West Bank.
* Ya'alon vows to track down murderers of 3 Israeli teens Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon vowed Tuesday to track down the murderers and punish Hamas for the act.
* Iraqi Council of Representatives fails to elect speaker Iraq's new parliament has ended its first session in disarray, with MPs failing to make any progress in choosing the country's new leadership.
* Turkey Opposes Independence for Iraq's Kurds The Turkish government said on Monday that it was against Iraq's Kurdistan region splitting away from Baghdad.
* Ya'alon vows to track down murderers of 3 Israeli teens Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon vowed Tuesday to track down the murderers and punish Hamas for the act.
* Settlers build two new West Bank outposts in response to teen deaths Setters on Tuesday morning built two small fledgling West Bank outposts in response to the murder of three teenage boys, who were abducted by Hamas.
* Ukraine army attacks eastern rebels as truce ends Ukrainian forces have launched a full-scale military operation against pro-Russia separatists in the east, hours after a ceasefire ended.
* U.S. Worried About Syria Threat to Commercial Flights The Obama administration is concerned that terrorists in war-ravaged Syria are trying to develop a new generation of bombs that could be smuggled onto commercial planes.
* Thinking like kidnappers, a group of volunteers ends the search The army used dogs and trackers. It floated surveillance balloons and launched unmanned aircraft.