Egypt police kill African migrant at Israel border
Cairo: Egyptian police shot dead an African migrant at the Israel border on Wednesday, as violence at the sensitive frontier resumes after a near 6-month lull, security sources said.
Amid Crackdown, Iran Admits Voting Errors
CAIRO — Iran’s most powerful oversight council announced on Monday that the number of votes recorded in 50 cities exceeded the number of eligible voters there by three million, further tarnishing a presidential election that has set off the most sustained challenge to Iran’s leadership in 30 years.
Bangladesh arrests 20 Islamists, seizes explosives
DHAKA - Bangladesh security forces seized explosives and arrested some 20 Islamist militants in the last two days in raids across the South Asian country of more than 140 million people, police said on Monday.
Italy Backs Demilitarized PA State
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi warmly received Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Tuesday afternoon, backing his call for a demilitarized Palestinian Authority state and the recognition of Israel as a Jewish state.
Pakistanis Beat Co-worker after Discovering He is a Christian
International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that a young man from Pakistan was beaten by his co-workers after they learned that he was a Christian.
Obama’s Plans for PA State Stuck in Neutral
The deep division between Israeli and American views on the future of Judea and Samaria became more evident Tuesday when the office of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced the cancellation of a planned meeting with U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell, in France.
Extremists sentence Somalis to amputations
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A court run by an extremist Islamic group sentenced four Somali men on Monday to each have a hand and a leg cut off for allegedly stealing mobile phones and guns. The ruling prompted an outcry from human rights activists.
Public security minister draws ire for Temple Mount visit
Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch on Tuesday made a rare visit to Jerusalem's Temple Mount, drawing condemnations from the Islamic Waqf, who charged that the tour was a "provocation."
'Egyptian envoy here to discuss Schalit'
An Egyptian general has arrived unexpectedly in Tel Aviv in order to discuss a series of issues, including the negotiations for the release of kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Schalit, according to Palestinian sources.
Iran rules out new elections
Iran's powerful Guardian Council ruled out the possibility of nullifying the country's June 12 presidential election, suggesting there has been no record of any major irregularity.