Activists tell of beatings during Israeli raid
ATHENS, Greece: Activists returning to Europe after Israeli forces raided their aid flotilla said Tuesday that the commandos had beaten passengers and used electric shocks during the assault. Six Greeks…
UN condemns Israeli attack, demands civilians' release
UNITED NATIONS: Israel found itself isolated on the global stage Tuesday as world leaders demanded a swift and honest investigation into its deadly commando raid on a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid…
Two Gaza gunmen killed after infiltrating Israel, says army
JERUSALEM: Israeli troops on Tuesday shot dead two Palestinian gunmen who infiltrated southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, an army spokeswoman said. "Two infiltrators were identified in southern Israel, near…
Africa wants promises kept on climate change
NICE: African leaders set their sights on battling climate change on Tuesday on the final day of a summit hosted by President Nicolas Sarkozy to renew France's ties on the…
UN Security Council condemns Israeli raid on aid flotilla as protests continue
CAIRO: The UN Security Council condemned the Israeli attack on the Gaza aid flotilla in a joint statement Tuesday, but stopped short of passing a resolution. Protests continued…
Iraqi Supreme Court ratifies March election results
BAGHDAD: Iraq's Supreme Court on Tuesday ratified the results of the country's March general election, clearing the way for a faster pace to government formation talks which remain in limbo.…
Qaeda says top leader Yazid dead, say monitors
KABUL: Al-Qaeda said its number three leader and Osama bin Laden's one-time top money man Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid has been killed along with several family members, in what would be…
Saudi cleric sues to block women teaching young boys, says report
RIYADH: A Saudi Islamic scholar has sued to block an education ministry move to allow female teachers to teach young schoolboys in private schools, Arab News reported Tuesday. Shariah law…
Mubarak orders opening Rafah border crossing with Gaza
CAIRO: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday ordered the opening of the Rafah border crossing to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, the official MENA agency reported. The order…
Iran arrests two female reporters ahead of poll anniversary
TEHRAN: Iran has arrested two female journalists working for reformist newspapers ahead of the first anniversary of a disputed presidential election, an opposition website reported on Tuesday. "Azam Veisameh and…