October 2010 Blog Posts (72)

MANAMA - Twenty-three Shiite activists arrested for anti-regime activities are to appear

Tensions fuelled by the arrest of the Shiite activists

Shiite activists could face life in imprison amid Bahraini clampdown ahead of elections.

before Bahrain's high court on October 28,…

THE HAGUE - Lawyers representing the Turkish victims of Israel's deadly storming of a Gaza-bound

'To bring an end to impunity'

Turkish lawyer presents evidence to The Hague prosecutor in bid to charge Israel with war…

I am not going to liken President Barack Obama's outspokenness for, and demonstration of religious toleration-

Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling.

mainly by supporting the building of a mosque near Ground Zero and requesting several churches across the United States to not burn and destroy the Qur'an-to that of Persia's Cyrus the Great, but there are…

For a moment the Palestinians appeared to be playing with fire by continuing Israel's momentum. September

Abbas said he doesn't expect any significant compromise from…

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',…