 Let Syrians decide their future themselves, says RussiaMOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Wednesday condemned the ongoing violence in Syria but cautioned against outside interference "under any circumstances".
"We certainly condemn all violence... | |
 In unprecedented move, Iranian parliament summons president for questioningTEHRAN - In an unprecedented move, the Iranian parliament has summoned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to answer questions before it on the government's handling of economic policies as well as on... |
 Argentina to approach UN on dispute with UK over FalklandsBUENOS AIRES - Simmering tensions over the Falklands Islands came into the open with Argentina saying it will lodge a formal protest with the United Nations over Britain's 'militarisation' of the... |
 Santorum wins in three state caucuses, breaks Romney's winning streakDENVER, Colorado - In a stunning upset, Republican hopeful Rick Santorum won in three major state caucuses, reviving his chances in the US presidential race and clouding front-runner Mitt Romney's... |
 Pre-dawn drone attack kills 10 militants in PakistanPESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least 10 suspected militants were killed in a pre-dawn US drone aircraft attack in a restive Pakistani tribal town, officials said Wednesday.
Missiles fired from a US drone... |
 Settlement reached in 15 more phone hacking casesLONDON - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp's British arm has reached out of court settlements with 15 more phone hacking victims including politicians, sportsmen and celebrities in the scam, the high court... |
 In 2011 German exports edged past trillion euros mark BERLIN - German exports have grown 11.4 per cent to top one trillion euros in 2011 but a sharp decline towards the end of the year has triggered fears in Europe's biggest economy, according to fresh... |
 Shareholders force Yahoo board shake upSAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo's chairman and three other board members have decided not to stand for re-election, giving in to the demands of its shareholders frustrated over the Internet company's declining... |
 Aviation safety agency orders inspection of entire A380 fleetSYDNEY - Australia's flag carrier Qantas Airways Ltd. said Wednesday it has pulled one of its A380 super jumbos out of service after cracks were discovered in its wings, despite Airbus assuring that... |
 Weaker commodities price see BHP Billiton profits dipMELBOURNE - Global mining major BHP Billiton is planning a rethink on its focus areas for investments including the American shale gas venture, with weakening global commodity prices pulling down the... |
| Romney Campaign Misleads on Santorum Quotation The Romney campaign just sent out a press release titled "SANTORUM: WASHINGTON'S BEING MANAGED JUST FINE," highlighting a quotation from Rick Santorum's visit with faith leaders... |
| Christie: ‘I Admire Israel for the Enemies It Has Made’ In an address recently delivered to an AIPAC audience in New York, New Jersey governor Chris Christie articulated a responsible view of America's role in the world, stressing the importance of... |
| Obama Fundraiser Is a Registered Lobbyist campaign records . He is also a registered federal lobbyist. The revelation poses a challenge for President Obama, who has banned registered lobbyists from personally contributing or bundling... |
| Fact Checking Failure in Five Easy Steps written at length on the major media's "fact checkers" and, alas, it's a never ending game of whack-a-mole to point out the absurdity of the arguments employed by these... |
| Santorum Won All 114 Counties in Missouri With St. Louis and Kansas City on opposite ends of the state, and with mostly small(er) towns or rural areas in between, Missouri features a blend of urban, suburban, and rural living somewhat like... |
| Ukrainian President Sacks Defense Minister, Appoints New One Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has sacked Defense Minister Mykhailo Yezhel, replacing him with Dmytro Salamatin. No reason was given for the dismissal on February 8 of Yezhel, who had... |
| Workers of the World, Rally! MOSCOW -- Normally, Sergei Morozov spends his time wrangling actors for crowd scenes in movies. But during campaign seasons, the job changes slightly. Morozov still builds crowds -- but for... |
| Turkey Calls For International Syria Conference To Stop Violence Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says his country is ready to host an international conference on the Syria crisis. Speaking to Reuters in Ankara on February 8, Davutoglu maintained that... |
| Police Stations Attacked As Unrest Spreads In Maldives Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty broadcasts in 28 languages. Most of our programs are available on FM and medium-wave frequencies of local radio stations in the countries of our broadcast area. If... |
| Ukraine MPs Reject Bills To Free Tymoshenko Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty broadcasts in 28 languages. Most of our programs are available on FM and medium-wave frequencies of local radio stations in the countries of our broadcast area. If... |
| Cairo Dismisses U.S. Aid Threat Egypt says it will not be persuaded by the potential loss of U.S. aid to end an investigation into foreign-funded nongovernmental organizations. Forty-three pro-democracy activists, 19 of them... |
| Russia's 30-Ruble Army Emerges Again Russia's "human bots," aka its 30-ruble army -- online commentators who were paid to trawl the web and comment on articles critical of the Kremlin. Much like... |
| Israel to open peace talks with security, water demands Haaretz exclusive: The Clinton-Assad meeting that never happened In part three of the Haaretz expose of emails leaked from the account of the Syrian president's media adviser, former American... |
| Comment / Peace deal means getting Jewish state back from the Arab world Hamas's Gaza-based leadership challenges Palestinian unity deal Ismail Haniyeh and Mahmoud al-Zahar come out against key clause in Fatah-Hamas reconciliation deal in which Abbas would serve as... |
| Settlers devise new strategy to scare away Palestinian neighbors Harsher IAEA report on Iran nuclear program expected next month Upcoming follow-up report apparently includes new details about efforts by Tehran to develop nuclear warheads for ground-to-ground... |
| Is Europe's new Jewish group putting unfair pressure on Israel? Harsher IAEA report on Iran nuclear program expected next month Upcoming follow-up report apparently includes new details about efforts by Tehran to develop nuclear warheads for ground-to-ground... |
| Netanyahu looks to toughen conditions for Palestinian prisoners Hamas's Gaza-based leadership challenges Palestinian unity deal Ismail Haniyeh and Mahmoud al-Zahar come out against key clause in Fatah-Hamas reconciliation deal in which Abbas would serve as... |
| Shin Bet admits watching left-wing activist in West Bank cotendo Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish... |
| Shas slams T.A. mayor's 'racist' call to rebel against ultra-Orthodox Hamas's Gaza-based leadership challenges Palestinian unity deal Ismail Haniyeh and Mahmoud al-Zahar come out against key clause in Fatah-Hamas reconciliation deal in which Abbas would serve as... |
| MESS REPORT / Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff Anyone who heard Petraeus' testimony before Congress, or read his accompanying report, will have a hard time explaining this week's screaming headlines of a crisis in Israel-U.S.... |
| Mental problems plagued Afghan shooting suspect, his father says Mohammad Noor, father of Abdul Saboor, the Afghan soldier accused of shooting dead four French soldiers on January 20, at Kapisa province, Afghanistan. | Jon... |
| Egypt vows to press NGO case despite U.S. threats CAIRO - Egypt's government won't back off its criminal investigation of American and other civil society workers even if the U.S. withdraws its financial aid, Egypt's... |
| Greek austerity moves leave nation's economic safety net in tatters Dr. Nikitis Tanakis, president of the Greek branch of Medecins du Monde, shows his clinic's stock of medicines, all donated leftovers, at clinic in Perama, Greece | Roy... |
| Rumors swirl around a famous Chinese crime-fighter In this Oct. 21, 2008 photo, Chongqing city police chief Wang Lijun reacts during a press conference in the southwestern China city. Wang, the country's most famous policeman, has dropped from... |
| Abbas: No contradiction between Hamas unity and peace PA president tells US envoy reconciliation deal is a Palestinian national need; Netanyahu says PA has embraced terrorist organizations instead of peace; Peres says PA must choose between Hamas and... |
| Artillery drill aims to solve last war's issues In an effort to improve the use of artillery fire in a future war, the IDF will hold an exercise on Thursday to test battalion and company commanders' ability to detect enemy targets and... |
| ‘Heaviest shelling yet’ kills up to 100 in Homs Syrian forces thrust into the rebellious city of Homs on Wednesday, killing as many as 100 civilians by the accounts of opposition activists, and Turkey appeared to be preparing a new diplomatic... |
| 'Suspected serial bank bank robber behind heists' Police believe a serial armed-bank robber is operating across the center of the country, following a string of heists in recent weeks and months.According to the line of investigation being pursued... |
| IAF trainer race heats up with letter The competition to sell the Israel Air Force advanced combat trainers moved up a notch this week after South Korean President Lee Myung-bak sent a letter to President Shimon Peres regarding the... |
| Navy orders radar to protect natural gas buoy Concerned about terrorist attacks, the Defense Ministry has ordered Israel Electric Corporation to bolster security around a natural gas buoy that is slated to be built off the coast of Hadera.The... |
| 'US urged Israel not to release terrorists' US Attorney-General Eric Holder has told American victims of Palestinian terror that Washington is committed to bringing those responsible for killing and wounding Americans to... |
| Israel key electoral issue in... Malaysia? A country need not have any Jews or diplomatic relations with Jerusalem for Israel to take center stage in its electoral campaign. Just look at Malaysia. A comment on protecting Israel's... |
| Darfurians pool money to reopen TA shelter Jacob Beri remembers the 10 nights he spent sleeping in south Tel Aviv's Levinsky Park in the chill of winter in January 2008, when he arrived in Israel.A slight 24-year-old Darfurian with a... |
| Reporters face trial for ‘invading’ Nazi’s privacy THE HAGUE - Two Dutch journalists will stand trial in Germany for allegedly invading the privacy of the escaped Nazi war criminal whom they helped expose.Journalists Jelle Visser and Jan Ponsen are... |
| Russia reaches ancient Antarctic lake MOSCOW - Russia said on Wednesday it had pierced through Antarctica's frozen crust to a vast, sub-glacial lake that has lain untouched for at least 14 million years hiding what scientists... |
| Scientists: Sound can activate ‘sight’ for blind Can the blind "see" with their ears? Hebrew University of Jerusalem brain scientists have tapped onto the visual cortex of people suffering from congenital blindness by using sensory... |
| Murky, dusty weather takes people’s breath away The dust-filled air that has greatly reduced visibility in the last few days has also sent hundreds of patients to hospital emergency rooms around the country.Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera... |
| NY Federation: Don’t tolerate discrimination The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday shows that the New York Federation has been involved in calling for the government to help stamp out discrimination against Ethiopian immigrants.In a letter to... |
| German court limits payments to WWII ‘ghetto’ victims Recipients of Germany's "ghetto pensions" will not receive retroactive payments from 1997, a German court decided on Tuesday.The German Social Court ruled that those forcibly held in... |
| Israeli ‘power flower’ coming to US desert A team of Americans plans to bring the solar tulip technology of Yavne-based AORA Solar to the sprawling desert of Phoenix, Arizona.The second generation "power flower," as AORA chief... |
