Turkey crackdown on Marxist group after US embassy attack
World
February 19, 2013
Turkey crackdown on Marxist group after US embassy attack
Turkish police launched a massive nationwide crackdown Tuesday against a radical Marxist group which claimed a suicide bomb attack against…
Israel’s Lieberman goes on trial for corruption
World
February 17, 2013
Israel’s Lieberman goes on trial for corruption
The trial of Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's former top diplomat, who is facing charges of fraud and breach of trust, was…
Libya marks two year anniversary of uprising
World
February 17, 2013
Libya marks two year anniversary of uprising
Security forces were on high alert across Libya on Sunday as the North African nation marks two years since the…
Kerry: Saudis say Syria death toll may be 90,000
World
February 14, 2013
Kerry: Saudis say Syria death toll may be 90,000
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday the death toll in Syria may have reached 90,000, citing…
Obama to Israel: Why now?
World
February 10, 2013
Obama to Israel: Why now?
He's hardly best buddies with Benjamin Netanyahu and his drive for a Palestinian state is comatose, so why did Barack…
Palestinian divisions persist as Cairo talks end
Egypt
February 10, 2013
Palestinian divisions persist as Cairo talks end
Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo wrapped up two days of talks aimed at reconciling the rival Hamas and Fatah late…
Qatar a ‘slave state’ for World Cup workers, says unionist
Egypt
February 10, 2013
Qatar a ‘slave state’ for World Cup workers, says unionist
Scores of migrant labourers facing “slavery” conditions will likely die to build Qatar’s stadiums for the 2022 World Cup, a…
Dunford takes charge of NATO in Afghanistan
World
February 10, 2013
Dunford takes charge of NATO in Afghanistan
KABUL — US General Joseph Dunford has assumed command of NATO forces in Afghanistan, taking over from General John Allen,…
Accord evades Fatah, Hamas in Palestinian unity bid
World
February 9, 2013
Accord evades Fatah, Hamas in Palestinian unity bid
Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo to seal a reconciliation deal between Fatah and Hamas were to hold a second round…
Iraqi Christian leader: Arab Spring promoting bloodshed
World
February 9, 2013
Iraqi Christian leader: Arab Spring promoting bloodshed
The newly appointed patriarch of Iraq's largest Christian community said on Saturday that the Arab Spring had been hijacked by…