Speaking earlier today on the growing death toll in the Gaza Strip, United Nations Relief and Works Agency spokesman Christopher Gunness said that "a minimum of 25 percent of all those killed are civilians," adding that "it may well be far higher." At present count,...
As pro-war rallies continue across Israel, the Israeli government has announced that it will reject the 48-hour ceasefire proposed yesterday to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered to the Gaza Strip. Labeling the truce as 'unrealistic', the attacks on the strip will...
Previously scheduled to begin tomorrow, the closely watched trial of Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi was postponed today according to a spokesman of the Iraqi court. The delay is pending an appellate court ruling on what charges Zeidi will face for throwing his...
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Qureshi reported today that neighboring India "has activated their forward air bases," and urged dialogue between the two nations to solve their long-standing disputes over Kashmir. Minister Qureshi suggested that if India...
The Afghan government announced today that it has arrested 48 members of the Afghan police force over suspicion of aiding the Taliban insurgency and that 12 others eluded capture and joined the Taliban. The announcement comes just a day after a Taliban statement...
In addition to announcing a massive military offensive in the Khyber Agency, the Pakistani government today proclaimed the Khyber Pass, the source of nearly three quarters of the supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan, closed until further notice. The military imposed...
With the death toll in the Gaza Strip still rapidly rising, incoming President-elect Barack Obama's initial reaction of "no immediate comment" has seamlessly segued into an official policy of no comment, period. As Obama and family continue to enjoy a luxurious...
Updated 12/31 6:55 PM EST As the aerial bombardment of the Gaza Strip moves into its fifth day, the death toll has now crossed the 400 mark. The number is doubtless to rise further as an unknown number remain buried under the rubble in the densely populated strip....
Israeli Arabs may constitute more than 20 percent of the nation's population, but as the majority loudly cheers on the military's attacks on the Gaza Strip the largely antiwar Arabs are finding themselves a disenfranchised and increasingly distrusted minority. Its...
Speaking again on the situation in the Gaza Strip Sallay Meridor, Israel's Ambassador to the United States, declared that "what you see in Gaza is made by Iran - its funded by Iran, the terrorists are trained by Iran, it's supplied by Iran, the know-how to create...
