Deadly attacks across southern Israel
Israeli media and officials say at least five killed in
three attacks on Israeli vehicles near Red Sea city of Eilat.
Indian activist set for public hunger strike
Indian corruption activist Anna Hazare set to leave prison
on Friday as venue prepared for two-week public fast.
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Obama calls on Syria's Assad to step down
US
increases pressure on Syrian leader amid claims from the UN crimes against
humanity may have been committed.
Rebels advance in their fight for Az Zawiyah
Opposition forces battle government loyalists for control of
Libya's
only functioning oil refinery.
Bomb attacks take toll on Peshawar
As the number of attacks increase, many victims find it
difficult to cope with the aftermath.
Mexico's drug corruption spills into US
Corruption in US border town shows how Mexican
drug gangs exert influence from across border.
Profiteering from hunger?
The UN is investigating the possible theft of food supplies
meant for Somalia's
famine victims.
Biden calls for deeper US-China ties
US vice
president tells China's
leader-in-waiting good US-China relations are crucial to global economic health.
Pakistani military want veto on drone strikes
As US drone strikes continue to take innocent lives, Pakistan's
military demand veto power over US decisions.
For Egypt
and Israel
it looks to be business as usual
With the Egyptian-Israeli gas deal under fire in court and
outside, and as Egypt raises it military presence in Sinai, diplomats say the
expected tension in relations between the two countries has not been
forthcoming
Mubarak does not deserve to be executed, says Egypt tycoon
Sawiris
Naguib Sawaris supports a need to try Mubarak but sees
fundamental flaws with the nature of the court proceedings
Hamas chief in Cairo to talk on reconciliation, prisoners
he head of the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas, Khaled
Meshaal, arrived in Cairo amid reports that a new round of talks on a prisoner
swap with Israel was due to start in Egypt
Egyptian governor denies attacks on Israeli vehicles came
from Sinai
Egyptian governor of South Sinai denies the attacks on
Israeli buses were carried out from Egyptian territory, 6 reported dead so far
Articles to read
America's coming Nakba
Is the US reaping the effects of its military domination of
the Middle East and unconditional support for Israel, asks William Cook
G8 aid with strings attached
Leaders of the world's industrialised nations last week
pledged their support for Arab countries carrying out democratic and
free-market reforms, but is what is on offer enough, asks David Tresilian in
Paris
Russia¹s orientalism
In the wake of well-received exhibitions of French and
European orientalist painting, an intriguing new show draws renewed attention
to Russian orientalism, writes David Tresilian in Amsterdam
Resurrecting the NAM
September's UN General Assembly, where recognition of a
Palestinian state looks set to be considered, is an opportunity for non-aligned
states to take on the big powers, writes Ayman El-Amir
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