Israeli FM warns of N. Korean 'axis of evil'
TOKYO: Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday accused North Korea of creating a world-threatening "axis of evil" with Iran and Syria by supplying them with weapons technology. The firebrand…
Iraqi commission to end election work
BAGHDAD: Iraq's committee charged with vetting officials for ties to Saddam Hussein's regime will not ban any more candidates from the disputed election though the fate of nine others that…
Government champions new emergency law, opposition criticize extension
CAIRO: The Egyptian government championed the new version of the emergency law recently passed through parliament while the opposition derided it as cosmetic change which would not change facts on…
Ahmadinejad says UN sanctions 'not worth a cent'
YASOUJ, Iran: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday dismissed the threat of new international sanctions, saying any UN resolution punishing Iran for its refusal to stop uranium enrichment "won't be worth…
Israel nuclear whistleblower jailed again
JERUSALEM: Israel's top court sent nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu back to jail for three months on Tuesday after he refused to do community service in west Jerusalem for fear of…
Sectarian rivalry divides Nigerian city
JOS, Nigeria: Rows of dozens of blackened and roofless houses and stalls stand empty in Bukuru, a mainly Christian satellite town just south of Jos which was swept by sectarian…
Libyan jet with 104 crashes; boy sole survivor
TRIPOLI, Libya: A Libyan plane carrying 104 people crashed Wednesday on approach to Tripoli's airport, leaving a field scattered with smoldering debris that included a large chunk of the tail…
UN expects 315,000 Somali refugees
GENEVA: The UN refugee agency says an estimated 315,000 Somalis will be uprooted in the course of the year because of escalating violence in the African country. Alexander Aleinikoff, deputy…
Police won't respect new emergency law 'restrictions,' say rights groups
CAIRO: Rights groups have roundly condemned the renewal of Egypt’s state of emergency, approved in a parliamentary vote Tuesday. “By renewing the state of emergency, the Egyptian authorities have given…
Nile nations split on water-sharing pact
KAMPALA: Seven African nations are expected to push through a new and more equitable deal this week on sharing the waters of the Nile despite strong opposition from Egypt and…