In the midst of the Cast Lead counterterror offensive in late 2008 and early 2009, the Israeli Arab group Ittijah accused Israel of war crimes and called to put Israeli leaders on trial. The organization, which serves as an umbrella group for dozens of Arab non-profits, also accused Israel of genocide.
The Air Force demolished two targets in southern Gaza early on Monday morning. The targets, part of Gaza's terrorist infrastructure, were destroyed in response to a Saturday night rocket attack.
The Palestinian Authority has sent a letter to OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) nations asking them to reject Israel as a member. Israel is due to join the organization this summer, according to OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria.
A man has been held at Karachi airport after batteries and an electrical circuit were found in his shoes as he tried to board a plane, reports say.
With his children settled in Britain, an al Qaeda terror suspect has won the right to stay on in the country because of a case against him that dragged on for too long.
US Attorney General says evidence links Shahzad with Pakistani group.
The Iranian government has banned the use of foreign words in commercials, the names of movies and on billboards, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.
Iran hanged on Sunday five people, including a Kurdish woman, convicted of bombing government offices and a gas pipeline to Turkey and described as "enemies of Allah", state media reported.
A surprise, high-profile U.N. dinner failed to break the deadlock with Iran over its nuclear plans as the United States called it a "missed opportunity" and kept up the pressure Friday for U.N. sanctions.
The United States has warned of "severe consequences" if a successful extremist attack in America were traced back to Pakistan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Friday in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes."