Sunday, May 29, 2011

UPDATES: News and Links


Nato-Led Airstrike Kills 12 Afghan Children
Twelve children and two women have been killed in a Nato airstrike in Afghanistan, according to local officials.

Gaza border crossing will remain free of European observers, Hamas official says

Speaking to the group's al-Aqsa Radio, senior official says Hamas, in control of the coastal enclave since 2007, has proved it can manage Gaza's Rafah crossing.


Police go in search of marijuana, and find swingers

A raid at a moshav in central Israel led to an unexpected find for volunteers from the Border Police.


Egypt releases Iran diplomat following arrest over espionage claims

Egyptian state security agency says suspect collected 'sensitive information' in order to 'harm the interest of Egypt.'


IDF source: Israel bracing for clashes along its borders ahead of planned protests

Facebook-organized activists have called for demonstrations in Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan to mark the upcoming anniversary of the 1967 Six-Day War.


Israeli Culture Minister storms out of film, calls it too pro-Palestinian

At festival near Sderot, Minister Limor Livnat claims Shlomi Elkabetz's movie 'Testimony' is one-sided and ignores Israeli suffering; audience responds with boos.


Six killed as Yemeni forces fire at protesters in Taiz

(Reuters) - Yemeni forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh opened fire on protesters in the southern city of Taiz on Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding 120, hospital sources said.

French ex-Minister in Libya, would defend Gaddafi

(Reuters) - Former French foreign minister Roland Dumas visited Libya as a lawyer to prepare a legal case on behalf of victims of NATO bombing and said he was prepared to defend leader Muammar Gaddafi if he is sent to The Hague.

Syrian tanks attack three central towns
At least five deaths reported as security forces attack anti-government protesters in Talbiseh, Rastan and Homs.

Thousands protest against Mladic arrest
Nationalists gather in Serbia to denounce arrest of general accused of war crimes, with many calling him a "hero".

US group says Sudan army committed war crimes
New satellite images cited as proof that one-third of all civilian buildings in Abyei were burned out during takeover.

Nigerian president sworn in for new term
Deadly blast hits a northern city just hours after Goodluck Jonathan begins four-year term in the West African nation.

Iraqi refugees leave Syria for home
As unrest grips Syria, many Iraqis who fled from violence in Iraq are heading home.

Germany pledges to end all nuclear power by 2022

Germany's ruling coalition says it has agreed a date of 2022 for the shutdown of all of its nuclear power plants.

Jacob Zuma to meet Muammar Gaddafi in last-ditch peace bid

African Union leaders put pressure on Libyan leader to seek diplomatic solution to conflict.

WikiLeaks accused Bradley Manning 'should never have been sent to Iraq'

Guardian exclusive: Soldier held over US intelligence leak was known to be mentally fragile and unsuited to army life.




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