
A shadowy group claiming ties to al Qaeda said Tuesday that it carried out a deadly cross-border attack in Israel, the strongest evidence to date to back Israeli claims that the global terror network is operating on its doorstep.

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's health deteriorated further on Monday, with the ousted leader slipping in and out of consciousness and being feed liquids intravenously, Egyptian security officials said.

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is slipping in and out of consciousness eight days after he was sent to prison to begin serving a life sentence, a security official said on Sunday.

The chief prosecutor in the trial of ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak said Monday in his closing remarks that the former president should be given the death penalty for the killings of protesters in last year's uprising.

The prosecutor in the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday demanded the death penalty for the ousted leader on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising against his rule.

The trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak resumed Wednesday after a three-month break, with the former Egyptian leader returning to the metal defendants' cage in a Cairo courtroom for the latest proceedings.

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's lead doctor denied Sunday that the ousted leader had suffered a stroke or was in a coma, as Mr. Mubarak's lawyer claimed.

Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak may have cancer, his defense lawyer said Monday, two months ahead of the former leader's trial for allegedly ordering the killing of anti-government protesters.

Former President Hosni Mubarak, who held absolute power in Egypt for nearly 30 years, goes on trial Aug. 3 charged with corruption and intentionally killing protesters, a court official said on Wednesday.