Politics

Millions throng Iraq's Karbala for Ashura finale - 12/18/2010

KARBALA, Abdelamir Hanoun - Iraqi forces seemed to have passed a key test as Ashura concluded on Friday, with two million Shiite pilgrims completing rituals in the holy city of Karbala under heavy...

Palestinians 'regret' US House move - 12/18/2010

JERUSALEM- The Palestinian Authority on Friday said it regretted a US House of Representatives decision to oppose unilateral measures recognizing a Palestinian state as Bolivia became the latest...

UN Hariri court to 'disappear with wind': Nasrallah - 12/17/2010

BEIRUT, Natacha Yazbeck- Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday predicted a UN court on the murder of Rafiq Hariri would "disappear with the wind" as vast crowds gathered to mark the Shiite...

Book exposes Israeli occupation as seen by troops - 12/17/2010

JERUSALEM, Gavin Rabinowitz- Some stories are told with shame; others are just matter-of-fact accounts, but the dozens of soldier testimonies in a book to be released this month lays bare the grim...

US envoy Mitchell to meet top EU, French diplomats - 12/16/2010

WASHINGTON- US Middle East envoy George Mitchell will meet with the top EU and French diplomats this week as part of efforts to reset the Israeli-Palestinian peace process after months of setbacks....

Arabs want 'serious offer' on Israel peace, UN resolution - 12/16/2010

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Arab foreign ministers on Wednesday rejected more Palestinian-Israeli peace talks without a "serious offer" and said they will seek a UN Security Council resolution against...

Wade, Kadhafi call for United States of Africa with one army - 12/15/2010

DAKAR- Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi pushed again Tuesday his dream for a sole African government and was backed by Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade as he urged the creation of a single African...

Military could block president's son from top job: WikiLeaks - 12/15/2010

CAIRO, Hala Boncompagni- Egypt's military could be a "key stumbling block" for any bid by presidential son Gamal Mubarak to succeed his father in next year's presidential election, according to...

Abbas hears US 'ideas' for reviving peace talks - 12/15/2010

RAMALLAH, Nasser Abu Bakr- Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday held inconclusive talks with George Mitchell, although the US Middle East envoy raised "ideas" for reviving peace negotiations...

Asian 'martyrs' underscore poor year for human rights - 12/14/2010

HONG KONG- In some of 2010's most compelling images, Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi emerged from her home after years in detention and an empty chair marked the absence of Liu Xiaobo from his Nobel prize...
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