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Israel launches new spy satellite
Israel's military has launched a spy satellite towards space, the defense ministry said, and a senior official has suggested that it could be used to spy on Iran. The Ofek 7 satellite was "launched and successfully injected into orbit" early on Monday, the ministry said in a statement. Israel's Army Radio said its resolution was high enough to detect.. More -
Shuttle heads for space station
Space shuttle Atlantis has launched from the US Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the first mission of 2007. The shuttle took off in clear weather. It reached orbit less than nine minutes after lift-off, Nasa said. The seven astronauts aboard Atlantis will fly to the International Space Station to continue installation work, including a new pair.. More -
CIA jails in Europe 'confirmed'
Six human rights groups have published a list of 39 people believed to be held in secret prisons run by the CIA, but whose whereabouts are unknown, as the United States claims the prisons are empty. The report entitled "Off the Record: US Responsibility for Enforced Disappearances in the 'War on Terror'," was released on Thursday. British groups Amnesty.. More -
Mid-East marks start of 1967 War
Israeli and Palestinian peace activists are planning protests to mark 40 years since the Arab-Israeli war of 1967. In Tel Aviv, protesters will erect a dummy checkpoint to portray restrictions on West Bank Palestinians. But in Jerusalem, Israeli police prevented a Palestinian conference to mark the anniversary from taking place. The so-called.. More -
Amnesty seeks Mid-East watchdog
A human rights group has called for the creation of an international monitoring body to address human rights violations by Israel and the Palestinians. Amnesty International says the body must have a mandate to investigate and prosecute offenders. It also denounced the barrier Israel is building in the West Bank and called on Palestinians to end.. More -
Golden age for Islam dawning
Malaysia, Indonesia, Kuwait, the UAE and Pakistan challenged Islamic countries yesterday to work together to create a new golden age to liberate Muslims from poverty, conflict and extremism. The five nations told the World Islamic Economic Forum that many of the 1.6 billion Muslims globally rank among the world's poorest people. Malaysian Prime Minister.. More -
Czechs protest against US radar base
Czechs have protested in Prague against US plans to locate a radar base in their country as part of an American anti-missile shield. Organisers of Saturday's "No Base" demonstration said nearly 2,000 people took part in the protest against the plan, which is backed by the government of Mirek Topolanek, the Czech prime minister. "We want a national.. More -
Carter: Bush 'worst president ever'
Jimmy Carter, the former US president, has called George Bush's presidency "the worst in history" and condemned Tony Blair, the out-going British prime minister, for his close support for Bush's policies. Carter's comments made in a series of interviews with US and international media which appeared on Saturday. "I think as far as the adverse impact.. More -
UN warns of Somalia piracy threat
The UN's World Food Programme says an attack on a ship delivering food aid to Somalia has renewed worries about piracy in the area. Supplies to some one million people are said to be threatened. The WFP-chartered vessel was attacked on Saturday off the Somali port of Merka after it had just delivered 4,000 tons of food. The head of the WFP said.. More -
War-torn Iraq facing collapse
Iraq faces the distinct possibility of collapse and fragmentation, UK foreign policy think tank Chatham House says. Its report says the Iraqi government is now largely powerless and irrelevant in many parts of the country. It warns there is not one war but many local civil wars, and urges a major change in US and British strategy, such as consulting.. More -
Israel to continue assassinations
Israel's security cabinet has approved more assassinations of suspected Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip, but the operations have been condemned by human rights groups for putting Palestinian civilians at risk. The move comes after the Israeli army said Palestinian groups fired five rockets from the Gaza Strip on Sunday, but reported only one.. More -
Two years after Adijon
May 13 is the second anniversary of the mass killings of protesters by security forces in the eastern Uzbek city of Andijon. Today, the human rights situation in Uzbekistan remains grave, and the government of President Islam Karimov has not responded to international calls for an improvement in the situation. In May 2005, Uzbek security forces fired.. More -
Sunni ultimatum rocks Al-Maliki's position
Last week U.S. lawmakers expressed anger at the Iraqi government's plan to take a two-month summer recess. The summer recess, starting in July, would most probably occur before the government is able to take crucial steps to ease sectarian tensions.The passage of a hydrocarbon law outlining the equitable distribution of Iraq's oil revenues and amendments.. More -
Thousands Afghan refugees expelled by Iran authorities
Tehran has expelled tens of thousands of Afghans from Iran since mid-April in a move Iranian authorities say is aimed at repatriating 1 million unregistered Afghan refugees by March 2008. But Afghans affected by the campaign claim that even legally registered refugees are being forced to leave. They say those who remain in Iran face pressure that makes.. More -
Pakistan tribal elders call for peace conference
A jirga (tribal council) of parliamentarians and tribal elders from Pakistan's tribal area decided on Saturday to convene a Tribal Peace Conference soon to discuss peace and the expulsion of suspected Taliban and al-Qaida elements from the tribal areas bordering Afghanistan. A member of the upper house of Pakistan's parliament, Hameedullah Jan Afridi,.. More
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