Yemen: 27 Houthis killed by al-Qa’ida attacks
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap 3 children in Hebron
Palestine: Israeli army kidnaps 5 Palestinians near Bethlehem
US: Obama dismisses Netanyahu’s Congress speech as ‘theater’
Syria: Israel detains 3 Syrians in Occupied Golan Heights
Syria: Agreement between Walid Jumblatt & Al-Nusra Front
Pakistan: Seven dead, 5 rescued as building collapses in Wah Cantt
Palestine: Israeli forces detain 8 Palestinians in E Jerusalem
Palestine: Israel to demolish 14 homes in Jerusalem’s E1
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap 3 Palestinians in W Bank
Syrian opposition rejects UN Aleppo freeze plan
US: Kerry denounces UN Rights Council “Obsession” with Israel
Libya: Parliament picks controversial General as Army Chief
Yemen: US drone attack kills 3 people in Shabwa
Palestine: Over 280 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli forces in Feb
Palestine Israeli army storms W Bank
Palestine: Two young Palestinians shot in Duheisha Camp
Pakistan: Girls’ school damaged in Karachi bomb blast
US: Obama dismisses Netanyahu’s Congress speech as ‘theater’
US President Barack Obama has given short shrift to Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu’s Congress speech deriding an emerging nuclear deal with Iran. Obama claimed the agreement was the best option. The US president responded with apparent exasperation to Netanyahu’s … Continued
Venezuela President imposes mandatory visas for US citizens
Caracas has announced mandatory visas for US citizens wanting to enter Venezuela. The new system is a method to “control” US interference, the government said. President Nicolas Maduro (seen above) announced on Saturday that his government was implementing a new visa … Continued
Kerry: Netanyahu “was wrong” on opposing Iran nuclear talks
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was wrong to oppose negotiations with Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program. “He was wrong. And today he’s saying, ‘Oh, we should extend that interim agreement,’” Kerry … Continued
US says Israel ‘distorted’ its position in Iran nuclear negotiations
[Photo: Obama and Netanyahu] The United States has accused Israel of mischaracterizing its position in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. A White House spokesman said information had been “cherry-picked” to give a distorted view. Israel’s … Continued
US: N Carolina Muslim students buried amid calls for hate probe
[Family mourn during funeral of 3 Muslim students murdered in North Carolina] Three young Muslim students shot dead this week in North Carolina have been buried at a funeral attended by thousands. Their families called for the case to be … Continued
US: Chapel Hill murders sparks speculation of anti-Muslim bias
[Photo: 23-year-old Deah Shaddy Barakat, his wife 21-year-old Yusor Mohammad and her 19-year-old sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha] The murders of three young Muslims in the United States has sparked speculation of a hate crime. The media’s coverage of … Continued
Canada: Merkel: Ukraine conflict ‘cannot be solved militarily’
[Photo: Merkel in Ottawa to brief Harper on Ukraine talks] Chancellor Angela Merkel has again appealed for a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine conflict on a visit to Ottawa. Prime Minister Harper said he would welcome such a … Continued
US executes man despite disability claim
A man has been executed in the US after a final appeal by his lawyers who said he was intellectually disabled was turned down. Warren Hill was killed by lethal injection in the southeastern state of Georgia. The 54-year-old … Continued
US: Blizzard shuts down New York, much of US Northeast
From Boston to New York City and Philadelphia, streets across the northeast of the US have been shut down as extreme snowfall forces driving bans and halts public transport. Tens of millions of people have been affected. Heavy snowfall, … Continued
US: Obama: Europe needs to better integrate Muslim communities
UK Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama have promised to help France and the rest of the world fight extremism. They also spoke about plans to boost cooperation on cyber security and sanctions. President Barack Obama … Continued
US: Abu Hamza sentenced to life imprisonment for terrorism
A district court in New York has sentenced the radical British cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri to life in prison. The court found him guilty on terrorism-related charges, including the 1998 kidnapping of tourists in Yemen. Radical Islamic cleric Mustafa … Continued
Canada: Seven shot, one killed on New Year’s Eve in Calgary
VANCOUVER, (Xinhua): A New Year’s Eve house party in Calgary in west Canada turned violent in the early hours of Thursday in a shooting that wounded seven people, according to the police. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation News reported one died later … Continued
Canada: Nine killed in Edmonton mass murder
Nine people, including two young children, have been found dead at three separate places in the Canadian city of Edmonton in a case of domestic violence. The killings are Edmonton’s worst in several decades. A man shot dead … Continued
Mexico holds rallies over missing students
(AFP, AP, Reuters): Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Mexico City to commemorate the disappearance of 43 students three months ago from the city of Iguala. The pupils were likely massacred by a police-backed militia. TThe Friday demonstrations … Continued
US agrees trilateral intelligence-sharing pact with South Korea & Japan
[Photo: South Korea military] South Korea, the US and Japan have agreed to sign a rare trilateral intelligence-sharing pact. The aim of the alliance is to better cope with North Korea’s increasing nuclear and missile threats. According to … Continued
US stands by accusations of North Korea cyber-attack involvement
The US has reasserted its claim that North Korea was responsible for hacking attacks on the movie studio Sony Pictures. The remarks came in response to Pyongyang’s call for a joint probe. The US White House said on Saturday … Continued
Breakthrough between US and Cuba triggers euphoric responses around the world
The announcement that diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States have been revived has been applauded around the world. But there is also skepticism in the US. Pope Francis and South American leaders were quick to applaud the … Continued
US: Former US VP Dick Cheney defends CIA interrogation techniques
In a television interview, former US vice president Dick Cheney has defended CIA interrogation methods used after 9/11. He said he ‘would do it again in a minute.’ Appearing on the NBC Sunday ‘Meet the Press’ program, Cheney … Continued
US: CIA cites Israeli model to justify torture
[Cartoon by www.marxist.com] Ali Haydar (Al Akhbar): This is no joke. The United States relied on Israeli precedents and Tel Aviv’s violation of human rights to justify the torture of detainees by its own intelligence agencies, as was revealed in … Continued
US: World reacts to CIA torture report with anger, apathy
A scathing US Senate report on the CIA’s torture of detainees as part of the so-called “War on Terror” spurred condemnation from US allies and enemies alike, and was seen by many as proof of American hypocrisy. The … Continued
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