![]() Telegraph.co.uk | Gaza rocket kills Thai farm worker in Israel The Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A rocket fired by Gaza militants smashed into a greenhouse in an Israeli border village Thursday, killing a Thai worker in the first such death since Israel's massive offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza more than a year ago. ... Gaza rocket kills farm worker in Israel Gaza rocket strike raises fears of escalating violence in Israel Israel's UN envoy calls on UN to condemn Hamas, Qassams |
![]() BBC News | Israel to engage in 'trust-building' moves in wake of East Jerusalem row Ha'aretz Israel is willing to carry out trust-building moves in the West Bank in order to facilitate peace talks with the Palestinian Authority, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly told US Secretary of State ... Netanyahu offers Clinton 'trust-building measures' Washington Post: Israel, US agree on 'don't ask don't tell' policy AP source: Clinton, Netanyahu to meet next week |
![]() ABC Online | Nominees for Nigeria's Cabinet Expected Next Week Voice of America Nigeria's acting President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to forward a list of ministerial nominees for senate confirmation by early next week following Wednesday's sacking of the Cabinet. Acting President Goodluck Jonathan can now appoint his own team ... Nigeria leader to choose new cabinet quickly Nigeria's acting leader considers new cabinet Nigeria's stand-in leader Goodluck Jonathan sacks cabinet |
The Guardian | Iran Dispute Becomes Focus of Clinton's Russia Trip New York Times Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with Sergei V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, during a news conference in Moscow on Thursday. By MARK LANDLER MOSCOW — In a tart public clash over Iran, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said ... Hillary Clinton and Sergei Lavrov fall out over Iran's nuclear programme Hillary Clinton, Russians clash publicly over Iran reactor Clinton, Russia at odds over Iranian nuclear plant |
![]() Reuters | Polar bear, bluefin tuna trade bans rejected Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Proposed international trade bans on polar bears and Atlantic bluefin tuna failed to pass on Thursday at a 175-nation meeting aimed at protecting endangered species. The United States favored both bans and was disappointed in the ... World votes to continue trading in species on verge of extinction Bluefin tuna ban proposal meets rejection Bluefin tuna trade ban blocked |
The Guardian | Kidnapped British boy Sahil Saeed returns home Times Online Sahil Saeed, the five-year-old boy kidnapped in Pakistan, clung to his mother tonight as his family celebrated his return home to Oldham with a party. Cheers from a crowd of well-wishers rung out as Akila Naqqash, 31, the child's mother, stepped out to ... Sahil Saeed returns home with father after kidnapping in Pakistan Sahil suspects make court appearance British boy kidnapped in Pakistan returns to UK |
Times Online | Was 1915 Massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks Genocide? Voice of America Photo: AP A US congressional panel has described as genocide the 1915 killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks. The non-binding resolution in the House Foreign Affairs Committee recommends that President Barak Obama recognize the 1915 killings of ... Turkish PM threatens to expel 100000 Armenians over genocide vote Turkish PM threatens to expel Armenians With Friends Like These . . . |
![]() Reuters | Disunity threatens Iran sanctions plan Financial Times An international strategy to rein in Iran's nuclear ambitions is looking increasingly under stress as western states struggle to build a consensus for a fourth round of sanctions at the United Nations. ... Obama says US to pursue aggressive Iran sanctions China reiterates diplomcy on Iran nuclear issue US feels 'sense of urgency' on Iran nuclear issue |
Times Online | Psychiatrist Says He Warned German Archdiocese, Led by Future Pope, About Priest New York Times ESSEN, Germany — The German archdiocese led by the future Pope Benedict XVI ignored repeated warnings in the early 1980s by a psychiatrist treating a priest accused of sexually abusing boys that he should not be ... Vatican ends "wall of silence" over child abuse scandal Sex Crime Cover-Up Exposes Vatican Failings: Celestine Bohlen Pope 'suffering acutely' as German Church is hit by more sex abuse claims |
MiamiHerald.com | Merkel keeps focus on euro stability Financial Times Whenever Angela Merkel talks about the current crisis in the eurozone, and the specific debt problems of the Greek government that triggered it, she is extremely careful to focus on one paramount objective: preserving the ... Merkel urges inquiry into priest's sexual abuse Merkel wants scope to expel euro rule-breakers German Call for Austerity Has Europe Grumbling |