Worldwide alarm at Israeli ground offensive
PARIS (AFP) - Israel's tank and troop assault on the Gaza Strip provoked cries of alarm worldwide Sunday, but Israel won heavyweight US backing and moves for an immediate ceasefire foundered at the United Nations.
Nations:Egypt China Syria Jordan Lebanon Pakistan People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown Hosni Mubarak Barack Obama Condoleezza Rice Activities:2009 Gaza War Hamas Gaza Conflict
2009-01-04
Sydney gets New Year started, but Gaza spoils party
SYDNEY (AFP) - New Year celebrations kicked off in lavish style in Australia Thursday -- but the Gaza conflict, memories of Mumbai and global economic downturn left partygoers elsewhere feeling flat as 2009 crept steadily westwards.
Nations:India United Arab Emirates Pakistan Palestine Syria Italy Activities:2009 New Year's Day Source:(AFP)
2008-12-31
Across Mideast, thousands protest Israeli assault
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Crowds of thousands swept into the streets of cities around the Middle East on Sunday to denounce Israel's air assault on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
Nations:Jordan Lebanon Iran United Arab Emirates Syria Iraq People:Hosni Mubarak Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:2009 Gaza War Hamas Gaza Conflict Source:(AP)
2008-12-28
Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians
More than 130 Muslim scholars from around the globe called on Thursday for peace and understanding between Islam and Christianity, saying "the very survival of the world itself is perhaps at stake."
Nations:Turkey Afghanistan Syria Bosnia Jordan Russia
2007-10-11
Arab League delegation visits Israel
The foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan began a historic visit to Israel on Wednesday to formally present an Arab peace plan, saying they were extending "a hand of peace" on behalf of the region.
Nations:Jordan Palestine Egypt Lebanon Israel Saudi Arabia People:Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert Tony Blair Activities:Israel-Palestine Conflict
2007-07-25
UK police hunting more plot suspects
Investigators worked Wednesday to untangle the ties between the eight suspects arrested in connection to the failed car bombing attacks in Britain and were hunting down others believed involved on the periphery of the plot.
Nations:Australia Jordan India Pakistan Iraq Palestine Activities:2007 UK Terror Attack
2007-07-04
Global vote will pick world's "new" seven wonders
What are the greatest architectural achievements in history? Rome's Colosseum? The Great Wall of China? The Pyramids of Giza?
Nations:India U.S. China Russia Brazil Iraq
2007-02-18
Report: 1M Iraqis may flee violence
Unrelenting violence and insecurity in Iraq could cause as many as 1 million Iraqis to flee their homes this year, the world's migration body said Friday.
Nations:Syria Jordan Lebanon Activities:Second Gulf War
2007-02-16
Iraqis fleeing conflict flood over borders
Violence in Iraq and instability in Lebanon are driving hundreds of thousands of people abroad in an upheaval not matched in the Middle East since the exodus of Palestinian refugees when Israel was created in 1948.
Nations:Palestine Syria Jordan Lebanon Iraq Israel Activities:Lebanon Political Crisis Post-war Iraq
2007-01-30
China takes charge with first golds at Asian Games
China has taken charge on the opening day of the Asian Games, winning the first three golds on offer in an ominous signal of its intentions as the sporting extravaganza finally got underway.
Nations:China South Korea Japan North Korea United Arab Emirates Kazakhstan People:Wang Zhizhi Yao Ming Activities:2006 Asian Games
2006-12-02
U.S.-Iraq summit abruptly canceled
President Bush's high-profile meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday was canceled in a stunning turn of events after disclosure of U.S. doubts about the Iraqi leader's capabilities and a political boycott in Baghdad protesting his attendance.
Nations:Iraq Jordan Saudi Arabia Latvia People:George W. Bush Condoleezza Rice Dick Cheney Activities:Iraq-U.S.
2006-11-29
Muslims celebrate Eid with calls for tolerance
Millions of Muslims across the world were celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the feast marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, with calls for tolerance amid a surge of violence in Iraq and heightened security in Asia.
Nations:Saudi Arabia Jordan Indonesia United Arab Emirates Iraq Afghanistan People:Hamid Karzai Hosni Mubarak
2006-10-24
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