Italian police fine Muslim woman over burka
Italian police fined a Muslim woman for wearing a full Islamic veil in a street in the northern city of Novara; possibly the first such incident in Italy, city officials said Tuesday.
Peace hopeless until culture of honoring terrorists ends
A Palestinian Media Watch study concludes immortalizing 'martyrs' significant to Palestinian society.
Elton John banned from Egypt
Openly gay singer won't be allowed to hold private show.
Iran Photographed US Ship in 'Close Encounter’ in Persian Gulf
An Iranian military plane recently came within 1,000 yards of a U.S. Navy ship in the Persian Gulf in what American officials said was a "close encounter". The report was made public on Monday the day before, Tehran announced more “war games†to be held in the Gulf starting this week, this time to go on for eight days.
Times Square Bombing Suspect Arrested Trying to Flee US
U.S. authorities have arrested a suspect trying to flee the country after last week's attempted car bomb in New York City's Times Square. Shahzad Faisal, a U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, was arrested by Customs and Border Protection officers Monday night at JFK International Airport in New York.
FIFA Reverses Hijab Ban After Iranian Protest
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) had earlier banned Iran's female football squad from wearing the hijab at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, slated for August 14-26 in Singapore.
US Links De-Nuking Israel with Removing Iranian Threat
The United States, which already has tied Israel’s agreeing to Palestinian Authority demands with solving the Iranian nuclear threat, now cites Israel’s nuclear arsenal as the key.
US, Britain, and France 'Disengage' Ahmadinejad
The United States, Britain and France led a walkout on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the U.N. nuclear non-proliferation conference Monday as he accused countries with nuclear weapons of threatening those without them. "How can the United States be a member of the board of governors when it used nuclear weapons against Japan," he said
Iran, Syria, Turkey Cementing Ties
Iran made a point of declaring its solidarity with both Syria and Turkey in recent days, on the heels of joint Turkish-Syrian military exercises.
US Women Leaders: Keep Iran Off UN Women's Rights Commission
A nationwide campaign has been launched in the United States to urge Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to denounce the election of Iran to the United Nations' commission on the Status of Women. International human rights and women’s rights leaders, attorneys, scholars, columnists, Iranian human rights activists, media figures, women in the arts, and other prominent women signed an open letter, quoted below. A partial list of signatories follows and additional names are to be publicized this week.