Earlier Saturday a roadside bomb killed nine people in eastern Afghanistan after it struck a minivan full of civilians.

Qatar served as mediator and the International Committee of the Red Cross was the neutral entity that escorted the hostages from Hamas custody in Gaza to Israeli custody.and they stalled significantly around the time that Israel launched its ground invasion of Gaza.

There was nearly a deal at the end of October for a hostage release.It was unclear how many Palestinian prisoners could be involved.two officials with knowledge of the negotiations said.

As part of the proposal.for Palestinian prisoners to be released.

The politically-charged negotiationshave gone through various permutations in recent weeks.

according to figures from the United Nations.possibly beginning in the fifth century.

The area where the ship was found is now the oldest known ship trench in ScandinaviaThe ship isnt the only major find to have been turned up at Herlaugshaugen.

That site was in the southeastern part of the country.The archaeologists were conducting a small survey at the burial mound.