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The British police have launched a new inquiry into claims of illegal phone-hacking by journalists at one of the country's biggest newspapers. Reporters at the News of the World, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., are alleged to have hacked into the voicemails of members of the royal family, senior politicians and media celebrities, hoping to discover scandalous details of their private lives. Although News Corp. initially denied the allegations, the affair has led to the resignation of the prime minister's head of media, a former News of the World editor, and the sacking of a senior editor at the paper.

In the Gaza Strip, there are differing opinions about the Egyptian uprising that's shaken the Arab world. About 1.5 million Palestinians live in that small slither of coastland which borders Egypt. Some fear a new Egyptian government could lead to Israel's military taking over Gaza's southern border.

European leaders hoped bailing out Ireland with a package worth $113 billion would stop the sovereign debt crisis from spreading to other countries that use the Euro. The bailout, however, didn't seem to restore the confidence of the bond traders, who invest much-needed funds today in hopes of turning a profit later.

Police in Pakistan say they've arrested suspects in an attack Tuesday on the Sri Lankan cricket team. Six policemen and a driver were killed when gunmen opened fire on the team's bus in the city of Lahore. The assault is further proof of Pakistan's deep instability.

The uprising in Egypt has become confusing and messy. It wasn't like that when it started. At first, young Egyptians led the way, spreading their demand for democracy through Facebook and Twitter. Their message is resonating worldwide, especially among their own generation — and especially in the Middle East. Young, Internet-savvy Israelis are following their struggle with mixed feelings.

Squatters have taken over the London home of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's son, Saif al-Islam. The eight-bedroom house is in an expensive suburb of London and has its own indoor swimming pool. The squatters say they have occupied it as a gesture of solidarity with the Libyan people. Britain has frozen billions of dollars of other investments and assets owned by Gadhafi or his children.

As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits India, there are concerns that the Obama administration doesn't care enough about India and is preoccupied with U.S. interests in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Officials from the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank are in Dublin to discuss the Ireland's financial crisis. The country in slipping deeper and deeper into debt as a result of trying to rescue its banks, which were heavily over-exposed after Ireland's housing "bubble" burst. There are concerns in financial markets that Ireland might eventual be unable to pay its debts, and worries in Europe that Ireland's crisis could lead to another loss of confidence on the euro.

Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher met with Pakistan's new leaders Wednesday in Islamabad. Officials in the new government have indicated to the top senior U.S. envoys that the U.S. relationship with Pakistan will have to change.

Pakistani officials are trying to arrange a peace deal with tribal elders in northwest Pakistan. Previous attempts have failed, but there is optimism this time because a Pashtun nationalist party, the ANP, is involved in the negotiations.