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CAIRO: Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi apologized for the slave trade on behalf of Arabs at the second Afro-

Arab summit in Libya on Sunday. It may be the first time an Arab leader has admitted – much less apologized for – enslaving Africans.

While completely unprecedented, the statement falls in line with Qaddafi’s decade-long policy of aligning himself with African nations.

“I regret the behavior of the Arabs… They brought African children to North…

The legendary British music icon Robert Wyatt is a big supporter of Palestine. A few days ago he

'Silence is simply not an option'

From pond to river: Robert Wyatt discuses 'cultural…

TEHRAN - Iran's health minister warned on Tuesday that the Islamic republic could see a

Iran has been taking steps to fight the spread of AIDS

Iranian health minister warns against 'immoral behaviour' that leads to increase in AIDS.

"volcanic explosion of AIDS" on the back of rising…

A little over a year after joining the still flawed United Nations Human Rights Council, the Obama administration

A year after joining the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Obama administration is making an impact. But if Democrats lose control of Congress in November, a new round of isolationism could soon threaten, warns Barbara Crossette.

is making an impact, pushing through resolutions on freedom of assembly and the…

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Hamas security forces raided and shut down the headquarters of

Hamas had no immediate comment on the incident

Najjar: around 25 media outlets had been shut down since Hamas Gaza takeover in 2007.

the Palestinian Journalists Union in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday,…

TEHRAN - Tens of thousands of young couples start their married lives by taking part in group

The costs are covered by various government institutions

More than 47,000 students registered for group weddings in last Iranian…

WASHINGTON - Poverty, conflict and political instability mean some one billion people went hungry this year,

Yemen: among highest prevalence of underweight children under five Global…

Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross; c. 1820 or 1821 – March 10, 1913) was an African-American

abolitionist,…

"They only see our water, our land, our trees. They don't care about us. They want the land -- without the

A teenager sits above the Toez Indigenous Reserve at dusk. (Photo: Anna Baltzer)

By Anna Baltzer - Lopez, Colombia

people on it."

These…

HEBRON - Two Hamas militants were shot dead by Israeli troops on Friday during an operation in the southern

Two members of Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades shot dead by Israeli troops during operation in Hebron

West Bank city of Hebron, officials on both sides said.

The men, who were members of Hamas' armed wing the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, were…

Several days ago a 20-year-old student discovered a GPS tracking device hidden on his car. After his friend

By Wilson Rothman

posted a picture of it online, speculating about its ties to a secret FBI investigation, the feds themselves came a-knockin',…

Few months ago I read a statistics that 70 percent of Palestinian Gaza homes own a computer. Now I have

seen many computers in Gaza, while there are few top-notch devices that expats bring in with them as they come to visit their families. I know I left my…

The teacher is late for class, but none of the students seem to mind. Instead, they are scattered around the

Amina Daimee, left, translates for the iman as Toronto's deaf Muslims gather at Masjid Toronto.

STEVE RUSSELL/TORONTO STAR

By: Noor…

LONDON - A gay Saudi prince beat and strangled his male servant to death in a frenzied sexual

Family: Al Saud's father Prince Abdulaziz, left, and brother Prince Faisal arriving at the Old Bailey yesterday

assault at their luxury London hotel suite, a British court heard on Tuesday.

Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir al Saud, 34, who is a grandson of Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, killed Bandar…

A Palestinian woman described on Wednesday how she was "humiliated" when Israeli soldiers filmed

Not an isolated incident

Israeli soldier's behaviour seen as reflecting 'absence of…

TEHRAN - Iran's hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad launched a vitriolic tirade against the United States

Usual rhetoric

Iranian President casts fresh doubt on September 11 attacks during his renewed vitriolic tirade against US, Israel.

and Israel on Sunday as he cast fresh doubt on the September 11 attacks, state media reported.

"They have such nerve…