No End in Sight as Gaza Toll Passes 900

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni rejected the notion that the United Nations could urge her government to end its ongoing war on the Gaza Strip, saying only Israel gets to decide when it will stop attacking the strip. With the death toll quietly passing 900 today,...

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India Threatens to Sever Ties With Pakistan

In an interview today, Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram accused Pakistan of "doing nothing" to assist India since November's Mumbai attacks and said if this doesn't change his government plans to sever all business, transport and tourist links with...

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Olmert Brags About Embarrassing Rice in UN Gaza Vote

Taking a short break from lashing out at the international media for reporting the growing civilian death toll in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert spoke in detail about the events leading up to the US abstention from the United Nations Security...

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Israel Bans Arab Parties From Election

By a margin of 26-3, the Israeli Central Elections Committee decided to ban the Balad Party from running in next month's election. By a margin of 21-8, they also banned the United Arab List-Ta'al (UAL-T). The two bans will prevent more than half of the current Arab...

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Afghan Militants Launch Bold Attack Into Pakistan

Over 600 militants from both the local area and Afghanistan launched a frontal assault on three checkpoints in Pakistan's border Mohmand Agency, sparking a several hour gunfight which led to the deaths of at least 40 of the attackers and six Pakistani soldiers. At...

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