In death's shadow [Times photo: Jamie Francis] To live or work or shop or dine or just walk in Jerusalem these days is to be haunted by the constant, debilitating fear of sudden violence.

Terse Bush prods Sharon
In a news conference and a phone call, the president urges Israel's leader to end its offensive. Sharon says he'll speed up the operation.

U.S. troops search and destroy cave complexes
BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- Braced for hidden traps and tripwires, U.S. soldiers searching elaborate cave complexes along the Pakistan border found jail cells and dossiers complete with photographs and fingerprint samples.

Plot's aim not coup, Afghan says
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Alleged subversives arrested last week in a series of roundups in Kabul were hoping to destabilize the country but not take over the government as one Afghan official reported, the Afghan foreign minister said Saturday.

Mideast crisis puts off attack on Iraq
WASHINGTON -- Forcing out Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has become a tricky proposition for the United States because of the war on the West Bank.

Arab leaders criticize U.S. position
CAIRO -- Arab foreign ministers denounced the Bush administration's handling of the Middle East conflict Saturday, saying U.S. bias was allowing Israel to flout international resolutions, terrorize Palestinians and destabilize the region.

Headlines raised eyebrows on Hill
Monday's issue of the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call seemed a bit odd.