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  • US Federal prosecutors charge 22 year old man for Arizona shooting

    Federal prosecutors in the United States have charged a 22 year old man with shooting the Democratic Party Congresswoman Gabriell Giffords in Arizona on Saturday. The man, Jared Laughner, is facing five counts including attempted assassination and murder. Six people were killed when a gunman opened fire as Miss Giffords was meeting with constituents in […]

    US welcomes peaceful start of referendum in Southern Sudan

    US President Barack Obama has welcomed the peaceful start to the vote in Sudan on an independence referendum for the south, saying that the world is watching the development closely. “This is an historic step in the years-long process to fully implement the Comprehensive Peace Agreement that ended the civil war between north and south,” […]

    Death toll raises to 14 in Tunisia protest

    Violent protests because of unemployment in Tunisia have led to the death of at least 14 protesters over the week-end. Violent clashes broke out in three towns in western and central Tunisia on Sunday. An Interior Ministry statement said the deaths took place in the towns of Thala, Kasserine and Regueb. The government says police […]

    Pak PM accepts 10 demands made by main opposition PML-N

    Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has accepted 10 demands made by the main opposition PML-N, including investigations into graft charges, to ease pressure on his coalition government that had briefly lost its majority in Parliament. The Pakistan People’s Party-led government has already rolled back an unpopular fuel price hike due to pressure from the […]

    US Defence Secretary in China to boost bilateral military ties

    US Defence Secretary Robert Gates is in China to try to improve bilateral military ties and discuss ways to ease US concerns about China’s military modernisation, which he says, is more advanced than first thought. He arrived in Beijing on Sunday for a three day visit during which he is expected to meet with Chinese […]

    Defense Chiefs of S. Korea, Japan to Enhance Military Cooperation

    Defense chiefs of South Korea and Japan are set to hold talks later Monday in Seoul over better bilateral military ties and a possibility of signing defense pacts in the face of lingering security concerns in the region. South Korean defense minister Kim Kwan-jin and his Japanese counterpart Toshimi Kitazawa are expected to discuss issues […]

    72 Killed in Iran Air Crash

    Seventy-two people, including 12 crew members, were killed when a passenger plane with 105 people on board crashed Sunday evening in northwest Iran, the semi-official Fars news agency reported early Monday morning. The remaining 33 people were injured, some in bad condition, Fars quoted the latest report of the Coroner Office of Iran’s West Azerbaijan […]

    Netanyahu Outraged at Outgoing Mossad Chief’s Assessment of Iran’s Nuclear Progress

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly fuming at ex-Mossad chief Meir Dagan’s latest assessment that Iran will not obtain a nuclear capability before 2015, Israeli media reported Sunday. Dagan, who handed over command of the Israeli spy agency to his successor Tamir Pardo last week, said Thursday that numerous malfunctions in the Islamic Republic’s […]

    Jordan Condemns Israeli Demolition of Shepherd Hotel in East Jerusalem

    Jordan on Sunday condemned Israel for demolishing a hotel in East Jerusalem to build homes for Jewish settlers. “The demolition seeks to alter the situation on the ground and hampers peacemaking efforts exerted by the international community, ” Jordan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Judeh said in a statement Sunday. On Sunday, Israeli bulldozers destroyed […]

    Israeli Warplanes Attack Gaza

    Israeli warplanes carried out several airstrikes in the Gaza Strip early Monday despite attempts by Gaza’s Hamas rulers to enforce a shaky ceasefire. The F-16 jets struck two training sites for the military wing of Islamic Hamas movement in the southern Gaza Strip and in the north of Gaza City, security sources said. Loud sounds […]