Palestine: Israeli navy open fire on Palestinian fishing boats
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap university student in Jenin
Palestine: Israeli forces destroy 1,000 Meter water pipe donated to Yezra
Palestine: Israeli soldiers kidnap 3 Palestinians in Jerusalem
EU foreign ministers to extend Russia sanctions over Ukraine
Egypt: Militant attacks in Sinai kill dozens
Iraq: Double suicide attack kills 6, wounds 28 in Baghdad
Iraq to investigates massacre in newly liberated Diyala
Lebanon: Spain blames Israel for UN Peacekeeper’s killing
Palestine: Israeli forces open fire on Gaza farmlands
Palestine: Israeli army expels 19 families for military training
Pakistan: Governor Punjab Sarwar resigns
Australia cafe siege victim killed by police bullet fragments
Bahrain opposition Chief goes on trial, rejects all charges
Jordan agrees to free female terrorist in exchange ISIS hostage
Israel attacks S Lebanon after Hizbullah targets army convoy
US executes man despite disability claim
Palestine: Israeli army kidnaps 3 Palestinians near Jenin
Palestine: Israel issues demolition orders, confiscates hundreds of dunams
Palestine: 3 Palestinians kidnapped by Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem
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
US publishes CIA torture report
The US Senate has released a report detailing the CIA’s interrogation methods under the Bush administration. Some praised the importance of the report, while others doubted its truthfulness. After the release on Tuesday of a 500-page report illustrating in … Continued
US: Police make arrests in US protests over ‘chokehold’ death
A decision not to indict an officer implicated in the death of an unarmed black man in New York has prompted protests, followed by arrests. The US Attorney General has announced a federal civil rights investigation. The Wednesday grand … Continued
UN calls on US to comply with anti-torture treaty, stop ‘racial profiling’
[Photo: Heavily armed police advance through a cloud of tear gas during protests in Ferguson] The UN torture watchdog has lambasted the United States for police brutality and harsh prison conditions. A report said the country needed to improve … Continued
US: Ferguson braces for more protests as officer Darren Wilson speaks out
[Photo from a tweet: Paul Lewis ✔ @PaulLewis Follow Police car smashed up, windows smashed, sound of dogs barking, scuffles breaking out. #Ferguson 3:57 AM – 26 Nov 2014] Unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, is continuing for a second night, … Continued
US: Looters set fire to buildings after grand jury decision
[Photo: Firefighters work on extinguishing the burning Little Ceasar’s restaurant in Ferguson on Monday night] Fires have broken out at several local shops in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. Violent protests began after a grand jury decision … Continued
US police fatally shoot 12-year-old boy holding fake gun
Police in the US city of Cleveland, Ohio, have shot dead a 12-year-old African American boy who was waving a replica gun. The case seems likely to further fuel a nationwide debate on racial discrimination by police. A 12-year-old … Continued
US troops will deploy to Iraq without congressional approval
Some of the 1,500 new US troops authorized to “advise and train” Iraqi forces in their fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants will be deployed in Iraq within the next few weeks without … Continued
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