U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Syrian officials in Egypt Thursday to talk about Syria's role in determining Iraq's future. A Washington Post reporter discusses the first high-level talks between the two countries since 2005.

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In an Internet statement, the militant group al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for killing two U.S. soldiers. Terrorism experts discuss the tactics and leadership of insurgents in Iraq.

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A ferry traveling from Saudi Arabia to Egypt across the Red Sea sank Friday with more than 1,400 people on board. Most of the passengers were feared lost.

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Egyptians voted in their nation's first multiparty presidential election on Wednesday, though opponents of incumbent president and predicted winner Hosni Mubarak complained of rampant abuses.

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Police were searching for at least three suspects believed to be involved in the series of explosions ripped through shopping and hotel areas in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh early Saturday.

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Three explosions described by witnesses as car bombs shook popular resorts on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Thursday night, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 100.

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The Egyptian intelligence service warned American officials about an impending al-Qaida attack against a U.S. target in the weeks before September 11, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Tuesday.

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Egypt will limit its contact with Israel's government, but would not completely close diplomatic channels -- a move that comes as anger grows in the Arab world over Israel's deepening incursions into Palestinian-held territory.

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At least 370 people were killed early Wednesday when fire engulfed an overcrowded passenger train near Cairo, Egypt.

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