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Arroyo pleads not guilty to poll fraud
Former Philippine president enters plea on the first day of a landmark trial.
2/22/2012 10:08:53 PM

Australian PM calls leadership vote
Julia Gillard calls on ex-leader Kevin Rudd, her likely challenger, to accept its outcome as final.
2/22/2012 9:14:47 PM

Men may not become extinct
New study rebuts "men-are-doomed" scenario which got traction when scientists found that male chromosome had shrivelled.
2/22/2012 9:01:54 PM

Journalists killed in Syria shelling on Homs
British Marie Colvin and French Remi Ochlik killed in deadly assault on city as activists warn of humanitarian crisis.
2/22/2012 6:52:06 PM

Boost for Somali forces battling al-Shabab
Troops seize control of Baidoa, a strategic town, as UN adopts resolution to bolster African Union peacekeeping force.
2/22/2012 6:05:28 PM

Scores die in Argentina train crash
At least 49 passengers killed and 500 more injured after commuter train rams into barrier in a Buenos Aires station.
2/22/2012 5:26:47 PM

Fitch downgrades Greece on debt swap deal
Setback comes as country's parliament debates emergency legislation to implement a eurozone rescue package.
2/22/2012 5:05:09 PM

African envoy holds talks in Senegal
Nigerian statesman hopes to defuse anger over president's decision to run for third term in weekend's election.
2/22/2012 5:01:44 PM

Strauss-Kahn freed after police questioning
Former IMF chief to be summoned to appear before magistrates on charges linked to prostitution and corruption.
2/22/2012 4:23:40 PM

Egypt sets Mubarak trial verdict date
Judge to rule on June 2 in case in which the deposed president stands accused of ordering the deaths of protesters.
2/22/2012 1:48:35 PM

Clashes in Afghanistan over 'Quran burning'
At least seven dead in latest clashes after US apologises over reports copies of Quran were burnt at NATO base.
2/22/2012 9:06:19 AM

UN watchdog 'denied access to key Iran site'
IAEA head says Tehran refused to allow its inspectors to visit the Parchin weapons development complex.
2/22/2012 6:13:08 AM
The Jerusalem Post

Organs removed in autopsies to be buried within 3 months

Health Ministry promises to bury over 80,000 pieces of tissue and organs that have been stored for years.
2/23/2012 12:12:51 AM

Race team could give boost to Israel – at Daytona 500

Car entered by America Israel Racing to attempt to qualify during ‘Gatorade Duels.’
2/22/2012 11:43:37 PM

Shikun u’Binui launches Arava solar thermal plant

Concentrated solar power facility launched by environment and infrastructure firm includes about 100 parabolic troughs.
2/22/2012 11:35:13 PM

Negev cleantech cluster can be development engine

OECD findings are front and center at Eilat-Eilot Forum for Renewable Energy Policy workshop.
2/22/2012 11:22:09 PM

US study: Iran research center had key role in atom work

Research conducted by Washington-based Institute for Science and International Security will likely cast further doubt on Tehran's denials that it's seeking atomic bombs; new IAEA report on Iran due out in days.
2/22/2012 10:00:22 PM

Israeli threat against Iran must be ‘credible'

Analysis: There is a real danger if you’re not prepared to follow through, former top Israeli official tells closed security forum.
2/22/2012 9:37:51 PM

Swiss parliament welcomes Hamas spokesman

Israeli ambassador, Swiss Jews slam Mushir al-Masri's visit, call it ‘big mistake.’
2/22/2012 9:24:09 PM

Next haredi-oriented legislation likely to be compromise

Analysis: A mild form of mandatory national or civilian service for those not drafted into the IDF may be part of any new legislation.
2/22/2012 8:32:15 PM

US joins PA, UN in slamming outpost plans

Civil Administration set to retroactively authorize outpost, Shiloh settlement homes; US says move is unhelpful.
2/22/2012 7:55:47 PM

‘9 in 10 firefighters suffer post-traumatic stress’

New Ben-Gurion University study examined the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder among firefighters, how they cope.
2/22/2012 6:33:45 PM
Israel National News

Gantz: Nuclear Iran is an Existential Threat
Chief of Staff Benny Gantz: A nuclear-armed Iran is an existential threat to Israel. The reality in the Middle East is very complex.

2/22/2012 6:16:32 PM

New Details of Tenenbaum's Illegal Dealings in Dubai Revealed
Elchanan Tenenbaum reveals how he went to Dubai to "advise on a drug deal" and was kidnapped by Hizbullah.

2/22/2012 5:13:38 PM

Clinton Commends Yemeni Presidential Poll
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hailed Yemen's vote as a step towards democracy as Abd-Rabbo Manour takes the reigns.

2/22/2012 3:49:03 PM

Report: Netanyahu Cleaning House
The staffers behind the Eshel affair are expected to resign or transfer out of the PMO after Netanyahu said he'd "lost confidence" in them.

2/22/2012 3:36:00 PM

Exclusive: Syrian Embarrasses Russian Ambassador via Skype
Arutz Sheva video: Opposition leader warns Amb. Yakovlev his country will face Hague tribunal for assisting Assad.

2/22/2012 2:28:00 PM

New Ex-Katif Community: Karmei Katif
60 families expelled from Gush Katif in 2005 found a new community in the Lachish region.

2/22/2012 2:01:00 PM

Finkelstein Sparks Outrage Within BDS Movement
BDS activists, Finkelstein and Chomsky, acknowledge that the movement calls for the destruction of the State of Israel.

2/22/2012 2:00:00 PM

UNSC Targets Somalia's Al-Shabab
An African Union peacekeeping force fighting al-Shabab will receive more authority and funds to fight terror in Somalia.

2/22/2012 1:51:00 PM

Fogel Family, Remembered and Cherished
Next Wednesday marks one year since the brutal murder of the Fogel family; Beit Midrash in Itamar to be dedicated in their memory.

2/22/2012 1:29:00 PM

Abbas in Cairo for Hamas Talks
PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal are in Cairo as the formation of a unity government remains uncertain.

2/22/2012 1:17:00 PM
Middle East news, all the latest and breaking MIddle Eastern news

Syrian opposition warns outside military intervention may be 'only solution' to crisis
The opposition Syrian National Council said it was coming to the conclusion that outside military intervention was the "only solution" to the crisis in Syria.
2/22/2012 4:19:14 PM

Marie Colvin: Syrian violence is the hideous death cry of a species sinking towards extinction
There is a video online showing the bodies of Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik. They are covered in the dust and rubble of a destroyed house, its grey concrete set against a grey sky.
2/22/2012 3:29:53 PM

Mother of Marie Colvin says her daughter died doing what she loved
The mother of killed war journalist Marie Colvin, who died alongside a French photojournalist in Syria, told journalists her daughter was "totally committed to what she did".
2/22/2012 2:37:03 PM

Marie Colvin: Syria regime accused of murder of journalists in besieged Homs
Marie Colvin, the Sunday Times war correspondent, was killed by Syrian forces acting on direct orders to murder Western journalists, it has been claimed.
2/22/2012 2:25:47 PM

Marie Colvin: Syria regime accused of murder in besieged Homs
Sunday Times war correspondent killed by Syrian forces acting on direct orders to murder Western journalists.
2/22/2012 2:25:47 PM

Journalists have become targets - Marie Colvin
Speaking presciently at an event for journalists in 2010, the late Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin gives a prescient warning of the dangers facing those working in war zones.
2/22/2012 11:24:48 AM

Injured photographer Paul Conroy being treated in Homs
Paul Conroy, 47, was with Sunday Times correspondent Marie Colvin when she died in an attack on a media centre in Syria.
2/22/2012 11:08:02 AM

Russia warns against 'catastrophic' Iran strike
Russia has warned a strike against Iran could have "catastrophic" consequences and urged leaders not to rush into any conclusions after this week's failed mission by UN nuclear experts.
2/22/2012 10:34:10 AM

Marie Colvin killed in Homs: tributes to Sunday Times journalist
Tributes have been paid to Marie Colvin, a Sunday Times journalist, who was killed alongside a French photographer in the besieged Syrian city of Homs.
2/22/2012 10:15:33 AM

Remi Ochlik: the French photographer killed alongside Marie Colvin
Remi Ochlik, the French photographer killing alongside Marie Colvin in Syria, was a passionate professional who won praise for getting as "close as possible" to the story.
2/22/2012 9:50:13 AM

Marie Colvin killed: Syrian forces had pledged to kill 'any journalist who set foot on Syrian soil'
Intercepted Syrian Army communication reveals direct order for troops to target makeshift press centre in which Sunday Times journalist Colvin died during attack.
2/22/2012 9:06:02 AM

Marie Colvin: Britain summons Syria ambassador over killing
Syrian ambassador Dr Sami Khiyami summoned to Foreign Office over killing of Sunday Times war correspondent.
2/22/2012 9:06:02 AM

Syria: Marie Colvin's death reflects the vicious situation in Homs
In one of her last messages, relayed through friends, Marie Colvin said she had never seen anything to compare with what she was experiencing in Homs this week.
2/22/2012 8:34:04 AM

Political leaders pay tribute to 'brave and tireless' journalist Marie Colvin
David Cameron and Ed Miliband pay their respects to journalist Marie Colvin, who has been killed in an attack on Homs, Syria.
2/22/2012 7:51:48 AM

Marie Colvin killed in Syria: other female journalists killed
Marie Colvin is the latest female journalist to have died in violent circumstances. Some covered conflict zones while others were apparently silenced following their outspoken reports.
2/22/2012 7:17:05 AM

Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik killed in Syria
Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin and photographer Remi Ochlik killed in Syria.
2/22/2012 7:10:42 AM

Syria: Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin 'killed in Homs'
Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik killed in flashpoint city of Homs as they attempted to escape house they were staying in during shelling by Syrian regime forces
2/22/2012 7:00:20 AM

Syria: Sunday Times journalist Marie Colvin killed in 'targeted attack' by Syrian forces
Veteran Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik killed in Homs, triggering suspicions that makeshift media centre was deliberately targeted by regime forces.
2/22/2012 6:51:48 AM

Marie Colvin killed in Syria: life and times of distinguished war correspondent
Throughout her long and distinguished career as a war correspondent Marie Colvin, who was killed in Syria on Wednesday, earned an unparalleled reputation for bravery and all-consuming commitment to the job.
2/22/2012 6:50:07 AM

Foreign correspondents killed on assignment
Marie Colvin of The Sunday Times is the latest journalist to die in the course of their work.
2/22/2012 6:45:40 AM

Syria: Marie Colvin's final television dispatch
In a phone interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, Sunday Times journalist and veteran war correspondent Marie Colvin reports from Homs in what would become her final TV interview before she was killed by shelling just hours later.
2/22/2012 6:42:21 AM

Syria: Marie Colvin in her own words - our mission is to report the horrors of war
Marie Colvin gave the main address at St Bride's church in 2010 at a service to commemorate journalists, cameramen and support staff who had lost their lives during conflicts.
2/22/2012 6:21:10 AM

Ayatollah Khamenei insists Iran's nuclear course will not change
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's Supreme Leader, has said the country's nuclear course would not change regardless of international sanctions, assassinations or other pressures.
2/22/2012 5:40:28 AM

Syria: US says it will 'consider other measures' to end bloodshed
The United States appeared to open the door to eventually arming the Syrian opposition, saying if a political solution to the crisis were impossible it might have to consider other options.
2/22/2012 2:25:40 AM

Iran: UN inspectors denied access to key military site, IAEA say
UN inspectors probing suspected nuclear weapons activities in Iran have been denied access to a key military site, the IAEA said on Wednesday.
2/22/2012 1:23:25 AM
Electronic Intifada

Court gives Israel "licence to pillage" West Bank, say rights groups
Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Jerusalem
22 February 2012

JERUSALEM (IPS) - After a recent Israeli high court decision allowed Israeli companies to maintain quarrying and mining activities in the occupied West Bank, human rights activists say the decision has opened the door to Israel’s pillaging of other Palestinian resources.

2/22/2012 6:26:14 PM

Stop the JNF campaign makes steady gains as Israel charity goes "on the retreat" in UK
Asa Winstanley
London
22 February 2012

Because of the efforts by Palestine solidarity activists to expose the colonization project of the Jewish National Fund, 2012 could perhaps be the organization’s last year holding charity status in the UK.

2/22/2012 5:24:01 PM

Vital health services under threat in Gaza power crisis
Gaza City
21 February 2012

An energy crisis is currently hitting the Gaza Strip’s public services hard and could lead to a severe humanitarian crisis if a sustainable solution is not found soon.

2/21/2012 5:43:06 PM

East Jerusalem cinema reopens after 25 years
Jillian Kestler-D'Amours
Jerusalem
20 February 2012

Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem can once again go to the movies, now that Al Quds Cinema has reopened its doors after being closed for 25 years.

2/20/2012 3:26:51 PM

Never mind Johnny Rotten, real punks boycott Israel
Alexander Billet
Chicago
20 February 2012

Working with the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, Punks Against Apartheid follows a firm tradition of anti-racism within the punk movement.

2/20/2012 2:00:00 PM

Israel lobby's machinations on Iran probed in new book
Rod Such
21 February 2012

Trita Parsi’s A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran is an exhaustive account of what happened to Obama’s campaign pledge towards Iran, particularly after the Israeli government and its lobby in the United States challenged the very notion of diplomacy.

2/19/2012 12:43:07 PM

Gaza families recount terror of latest air strikes
Rami Almeghari
Gaza City
17 February 2012

Israeli airstrikes early Thursday morning injured six persons, including rescue workers. Meanwhile, area residents say this is not the first time they have been subjected to Israeli strikes.

2/17/2012 12:42:41 PM

Standing in solidarity with Khader Adnan
Nehad Khader
Washington, DC
16 February 2012

Protests in solidarity with hunger striking Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan made his plight impossible to ignore.

2/15/2012 9:22:04 PM

Israeli forces destroy "the only place for children in Silwan"
Josie Shields-Stromsness
East Jerusalem
15 February 2012

Israeli bulldozers demolished the only community center and refuge for Palestinian children in the Silwan neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem.

2/15/2012 3:55:45 PM

Book identifies pressure points for boycott actions
Asa Winstanley
17 February 2012

A new handbook for BDS activists around the world offers tactical and practical suggestions for strengthening global boycott actions.

2/7/2012 8:23:17 PM
 
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