A handful of open businesses serve the 8% of northern city's populace who have stayed; the rest followed government orders to evacuate due to Hezbollah rockets, fears of escalation

A residential or communal saferoom is best, then a building shelter or public shelter. If those aren't available, head for an internal stairwell or a room without external walls

Though tactically a runaway success, some believe the active missile defense system blunted Israel's traditional boldness and gave leaders cover to let the Hamas threat fester

Katyusha causes minor damage to empty home, statement says, in first such attack since new PM appointed

No immediate reports of injuries in attack on K1 base, where an American military contractor was killed in December by rocket fire

No reported casualties in latest attack on Camp Taji facility hosting American forces amid tensions in Iraq between Iran and United States

Four Iraqi service personnel reportedly wounded in targeting of Al-Balad airbase; sources say no injuries to small US contingent still at site

No immediate claim of responsibility for attack, which comes as country is rocked by deadly anti-government protests

Rocket fired at Iraqi capital's heavily fortified district, which houses US Embassy, days after State Department ordered evacuation of all non-essential staff