UN Slams Gaza Blockade: Collective Punishment of Civilians | Blockade causing serious human rights issues
UN Slams Gaza Blockade: Collective Punishment of Civilians
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Yemen Promises Elections Will Occur as Scheduled
Yemeni officials on Tuesday dismissed rumors that next month's presidential elections in Yemen would be delayed, after the foreign minister said this week that the unrest is making the election date “too difficult.” Vice President Abdurabu Hadi, the military strongman...
Afghan Governor: NATO Kills Five Civilians in Northeast
Afghan Governor: NATO Kills Five Civilians in Kunar Province | NATO ‘aware’ of operation
34 Reported Killed as Violence Once Again Seen Rising in Syria
34 Reported Killed as Violence Once Again Seen Rising in Syria | Syria agrees to extend Arab League monitors’ stay
US Pressures South Korea to Cut Iran Oil Imports
The U.S. is strongly pressuring its ally South Korea to reduce its crude oil imports from Iran, as Washington tries to unite the world in harsh economic sanctions against Iran for a nuclear weapons program that doesn't exist. South Korea already has restricted...
US Pushes Yemen Not to Delay Presidential Election
US Pushes Yemen Not to Delay Presidential Election | Clinton: Saleh failing to live up to pledges
Israeli Army Says Nuclear Iran Would Hinder Military Aggression in Gaza, Lebanon
A nuclear Iran might make it more difficult for Israel to attack its immediate neighbors, according to a senior Israeli military official on Tuesday. Military planning division chief Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel said if Tehran attains nuclear weapons, that could constrain...
Defense: No Evidence of Mubarak Tyranny
Defense: No Evidence of Mubarak Tyranny | ‘He is a man with clean hands and a pure heart’
Situation Deteriorates, Pakistan Tells US Envoy to Stay Away
Situation Deteriorates, Pakistan Tells US Envoy to Stay Away | Officials say Grossman visit would be ‘inconvenient’
Turkey Detains 31 in Kurdish Militant Probe
The Turkish government detained 31 people, including a former member of Parliament, on Tuesday as part of a probe into alleged links between mainstream Kurdish activists and the separatist militants in the southeast. The suspects were grabbed in dawn raids across the...
