Israel deports Gaza aid activists
Eighteen Kuwaiti activists detained by Israel returned home on Wednesday EPA Officials in Israel say they have released about 700 activists seized from the Gaza...
Egypt deports UK MP George Galloway
Clashes broke out between the activists and police in El-Arish on Tuesday night George Galloway, the British MP leading the Viva Palestina international aid convoy...
Malaysian churches attacked
Protests were held against the overturning of the ban on using the 'Allah' word in Christian literature Four Christian churches in Malaysia have been attacked...
‘US plane bomber’ pleads not guilty
Umar Abdulmutallab was on a 'no-fly' list but still managed to board a trans-Atlantic fight A Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up a US plane on Christmas...
Pakistan detains 5 Americans near Iran border
Paramilitary soldiers stand guard outside the US Consulate in Karachi. Pakistani security forces have arrested five US citizens in the province of Balochistan near...
Blackwater settles US court cases
Blackwater's role in the Iraq war has been highly controversal Seven lawsuits concerning alleged illegal activities that led to deaths in Iraq filed against...
Israel presses ahead on settlements
Abbas reiterated that a total freeze on settlements was necessary for talks to progress Israeli officials have pushed forward a project to build four new apartment...
UN food agency suspends Somalia aid
Al-Shabab fighters and their allies control much of southern and central Somalia The UN food agency has suspended aid distribution to about one million people in...
Yemen: Behind Al-Qaeda Scenarios, a Geopolitical Chokepoint to Eurasia
Geopolitical Chokepoint to Eurasia On December 25 US authorities arrested a Nigerian named Abdulmutallab aboard a a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to...
US warns of global Yemen threat
Hillary Clinton said instability in Yemen could have 'global implications' The US has offered to support the Yemeni government’s fight against al-Qaeda,...
