Aid groups and the UN warned that the number of Palestinian refugees fleeing their homes is rising as the Israeli army presses deeply into Gaza. According to the United Nations, about 30,000 people are living in schools it sponsors and an estimated 60,0
US rights group Human Rights Watch has charged Israel with illegal use of white phosphorous bombs in urban areas, which is strictly prohibited by international law. Human Rights Watch said its researches observed multiple shell-bursts of white phosphorus
The 47-member UN Human Rights Council have strongly condemned Israel for its military operation in Gaza, which had "resulted in massive violations" of the human rights of Palestinians. Thirty-three African, Asian, Arab and Latin American countries voted
Israeli troops have stepped up attacks on the outskirts of Gaza City as the Palestinian death toll surpassed 900. Witnesses said Israeli special forces advanced into the southern Gaza City neighbourhood of Tal Al-Hawa after midnight and were ambushed by
Israeli army are saying that a stray mortar have hit a UN school in Gaza as the attack killed about 40 civilian Palestinians.
Two websites maintained by NATO and the US Army have been defaced by the Turkish group Agd_Scorp/Peace Crew as a protest against the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Thousands of Israeli Army reservists are being redeployed to join the ground forces' operation in the Gaza Strip, the BBC reported.
246 people are missing after an Indonesian ferry traveling between the islands of Sulawesi and Kalimantan sank early Sunday, CNN reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told his Cabinet that Israel was nearing the goals of its military campaign in the Gaza Strip, but "further patience" was needed, leading information agencies reported Sunday. Israeli aircraft attacked at least 60 targe
The Russian energy monopoly "Gazprom is yet to receive confirmation that the Ukraine has signed the agreement for international monitoring of the transit of Russian gas, the Russian Information agency ITAR-TASS reported. The agency cites the "Gazprom" pr
British Prince Harry has issued an apology for using offensive language to describe a Pakistani member of his army platoon, leading information agencies report Sunday. The News of the World published a video in which the prince calls one of his then Sand
Five people were wounded in a drive-by shooting near a high school in Chicago's South Side Friday evening. The attack, which police describes as gang-related, sent panicked spectators, mostly students, who were leaving a crowded high school basketball ga
The Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko adamantly denied Russian accusations that his country was stealing Russian natural gas and was creating obstacles for the restitution of gas supply to Europe. "For me, as the President of the Ukraine, Russian acc
The Sirius Star supertanker was reportedly seen moving south-east away from the Somali coast, which probably means the ship was freed by pirates. A pirate spokesman was also quoted as saying the pirates had left the vessel, which was captured in November
Cuban leader Raul Castro and Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa met Thursday at the Revolution Palace in Havana and signed a series of agreements to boost bilateral cooperation.
The hostilities between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip are escalating despite last night's resolution of the UN Security Council, which called for an "immediate ceasefire".
The UN Security Council approved Thursday night a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire of Israel-Hamas hostilities in the Gaza Strip, the BBC reported. Of the fifteen Security Council members, fourteen voted in favor of Resolution 1860, and only
On Wednesday US President-elect Barack Obama participated in a rare gathering of all living US presidents. The event, described by Obama himself as "extraordinary" was held in the White House Oval Office and, in addition to the President-elect, included
As fighting between Israel and militants in Gaza continues, fears raised that a second front could open up, with rockets fired from Lebanon hitting northern Israel on Thursday morning. Lebanon said it was trying to determine who fired the rockets, and th
A disguised man shot dead a principal and a teacher at a school in the Chepel Quarter of Hungary's capital Budapest Wednesday night, the Bulgarian information agency BTA reported.
The UN has said that there is "a worsening and an increasingly alarming" humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip after the start of the Israeli offensive in the region. John Holmes, the UN humanitarian chief, has announced that it is believed as many as 25
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