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Israel closes file on Gaza family killing
Israel's military has closed its probe into the 2009 shelling of a house in the Gaza Strip that killed 21 members of the Samouni family during Operation Cast Lead. It said on Tuesday that the civilians had not been purposefully targeted during Israel's three-week war against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, and that the incident did not constitute a war.. More -
Israel starts building wall on Lebanon border
The Israeli army has begun building a wall that will run several kilometers along part of its border with Lebanon, a military spokeswoman has said. "This construction, which began on Monday, is being carried out in co-ordination with UNIFIL (the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) and the Lebanese army," she said. "The wall is intended.. More -
Explosions hit northern Syrian city
Syria's state-run news agency says two blasts in the northwestern city of Idlib targeting security buildings have killed at least eight people and caused serious damage, amid appeals by the head of the UN observer mission in the country for both sides to stop fighting. SANA said civilians and security officers were among those killed in Monday's bombings. S.. More -
Dozens dead as ferry sinks in India's Assam
An overcrowded ferry has capsized during a storm in northeast India, leaving at least 41 people confirmed dead and about 150 others still missing, police has said. Divers and rescue workers with rubber rafts scoured the Brahmaputra River in Assam state early on Tuesday in the search for survivors amid the floating debris. Women and children were among.. More -
Egypt military rulers 'vow' cabinet reshuffle
Egypt's ruling military council has promised to reshuffle the cabinet, hours after the Muslim Brotherhood-led parliament suspended sessions to protest the panel's failure to heed repeated calls for the government's dismissal. Saad el-Katatni, parliament speaker and Muslim brotherhood member, said he received a call from the ruling generals promising.. More -
UN observer chief urges end to Syria violence
Major General Robert Mood, head of the UN observer mission in Syria, has called on all sides to "stop the violence" upon his arrival in Damascus. Mood, a Norwegian with experience from several UN missions, will take charge of an advance team of 16 monitors trying to salvage a peace plan brokered by special envoy Kofi Annan that aims to end.. More -
Egypt Salafis back Abol Fotouh for president
Egypt's Islamic party al-Nour has decided to support an ex-Muslim Brotherhood member in next month's presidential election, the party has announced. The leader of the Nour party, Emad Abdel-Ghafour, said on Saturday that the decision to back Abdel-Moneim Abol Fotouh was designed to allay fears among Egyptians over the growing influence of the Muslim.. More -
Israel ex-spy slams Netanyahu over Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has come under a scathing attack from a former head of Israel's internal security service over his handling of Iran's alleged nuclear programme. Yuval Diskin, the country's former head of the Shin Bet domestic intelligence service, said in a voice clip played on Israel Radio on Saturday that the country's.. More -
Blast in Syria's Hama kills many
An explosion destroyed a building in Syria's central city of Hama, killing dozens and wounding many more. The opposition Local Co-ordination Committees (LCC) said security forces fired a rocket at the building in the Mashaa Attayar area on Wednesday. It put the death toll at 54, with 70 more wounded. Activists said among the dead were 13 children.. More -
Israel approves three West Bank settlements
Israel has approved three settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank, the office of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has said in a statement. The UN and the US criticized the move, with US State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland calling it unhelpful to making peace with Palestinians. At a meeting late on Monday, an Israeli ministerial committee.. More -
Pakistan conducts ballistic missile test
Pakistan has successfully conducted a test of an intermediate range ballistic missile, the country's military has said. The Hatf-IV Shaheen-1A missile is capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional warheads, a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) department said on Wednesday. The missile test was aimed at a target in the.. More -
Annan says Syria violence 'unacceptable'
Syria has failed to comply with a pledge to withdraw weapons from population centers, and towns where citizens met with United Nations truce monitors may have been attacked, international mediator Kofi Annan has told the UN Security Council. As violence flared in the Syrian capital of Damascus, Annan on Tuesday told the 15-nation body "we need.. More -
French candidates prepare for second round
Both Francois Hollande and President Nicolas Sarkozy have addressed supporters the morning after first-round results in France's presidential election were released. The two men emerged at the top of the field of 10 candidates, and now face a run-off poll on May 6. Polls held by Harris Interactive, IPSOS and CSA late on Sunday all saw Hollande beating.. More -
US announces new Syria and Iran sanctions
The US president has announced a new crackdown on Iran and Syria to pressure entities that use information technology to commit human-rights abuses. Obama signed a new executive order permitting the penalties on Monday, the treasury department slapped sanctions on six Iranian and Syrian companies or government branches along with the head of Syria's.. More -
Egypt bars US-based civil society groups
Egypt has rejected a request from eight US-based civil society groups for licenses to operate in the country after a crackdown on their activities sparked the first diplomatic spat with Washington since the toppling of President Hosni Mubarak. In a move that might damage Cairo's relations with Washington, the Insurance and Social Affairs Ministry rejected.. More
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