At least eight Iraqis were killed and one more was wounded in unusually light violence. Seven of the dead were prisoners killed under mysterious circumstances earlier in the week. Also, the Iraqi government condemned yesterday’s statement from Saudi prince and intelligence chief Turki al-Faisal, who accused Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of trying to steal the election.
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The construction of sections of a controversial segregated road network in the West Bank planned by Israel for Palestinians – leaving the main roads for exclusive use by settlers – is being financed by a US government aid agency, a map prepared by...
Saturday: 8 Iraqis Killed, 14 Wounded
At least eight Iraqis were killed and 12 more were wounded in the latest attacks, which included an artillery strike from Iranian territory. No U.S. casualties were reported despite two direct attacks on troops. Also, it appears that P.M. Maliki is locked in to be the premier for another term.
read moreIn Jerusalem, Divided We Celebrate
JERUSALEM - "What kind of celebration is this," said Bat-El, 22, engulfed in a sea of blue- and-white Israeli flags in a huge procession marking Israel's self-celebrated Jerusalem Day, the anniversary by the Hebrew calendar of Israel's conquest of East...
Pressured from All Sides in Pakistan’s Swat Valley
Iraqi Christians Cling to Their Faith in Jordanian Exile
AMMAN - As the 2003 United States-led invasion of Iraq began, the country's Christians started streaming across the border into neighboring Jordan. Today most of them continue to live here in abject poverty with no hope of ever returning to the land of their...
Butchery at Wakefield Prison
Israel’s Red Line: Real Democracy
The recent arrest of two respected public figures from Israel's Palestinian Arab minority in night-time raids on their homes by the Shin Bet secret police – brought to light this week when a gag order was partially lifted – has sent shock waves through the community. ...
Friday: 29 Iraqis Killed, 128 Wounded
Updated at 2:50 p.m. EDT, May 14, 2010
At least 29 Iraqis were killed and 128 more were wounded in three separate attacks in Iraq. The Islamic State in Iraq, meanwhile, has threatened new attacks after naming its new leader. Also, no fraud was detected during a recount of Baghdad province ballots.
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