Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Germany News.Net
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week.
North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
Germany News.Net
South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast Saturday.
Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
Germany News.Net
Politics in Washington picked up a beat Friday, when former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin suddenly announced her resignation as Alaskan governor.
New IAEA chief sees no proof Iran developing nuclear weapons
Germany News.Net
The incoming head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says he knows of no hard evidence that Iran is trying to gain the ability to develop nuclear weapons.
Crash of Pakistan military helicopter kills 27
Germany News.Net
Pakistan's military says a transport helicopter has crashed because of a technical failure, killing 26 security personnel on board.
North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar
Germany News.Net
A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia reports.
Heroin smuggled in from Iran seized at Johannesburg airport
Germany News.Net
South African police have seized a large quantity of heroin which they say was smuggled into the country from Iran.
Shock report on use of drones in Gaza offensive
Germany News.Net
Israeli attacks with guided missiles fired from aerial drones killed civilians during the recent Gaza fighting in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said in a report released this week.
Police charge Dubai man after tragic accidental death of girlfriend
Germany News.Net
In a bizarre twist a man who lost his female flatmate in a tragic accident will now be prosecuted because of an unrelated incident.
UNESCO backs G8 on condemnation of Iran crackdowns
Germany News.Net
The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding freedom of expression and press freedom on Friday voiced his strong support for the recent call issued by the foreign ministers of the Group of Eight (G8) nations on Iran to respect fundamental human rights.
Forceful flu tactics too late for some
New Zealand Herald
Teen not diagnosed with swine flu until after death As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to...
The dark side of the moon men
New Zealand Herald
The astronauts on Apollo 11 soared to heights never before reached by humankind. The return to Earth was, perhaps inevitably, traumatic, as Craig Nelson reveals in an exclusive extract from his...
New car today can be cheaper than used one
CNN
Four million used cars reportedly purchased in the U.S. during May Average new car is $1,700 cheaper than during the last quarter of 2008, data shows Clark Howard: Arrange financing first to see how...
California governor signals key budget concession
Reuters
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, optimistic California can finish its budget negotiations in a few days, is willing to reconsider his proposed cuts to education in hopes of...
Newcomer Lopez gets win for Phils
Philadelphia Daily News
Phillies starter Rodrigo Lopez, pitching his first game in the majors since 2007, fires one against the Mets. He shut them down until the seventh inning.
No Amnesty for Israel in new report on Gaza
New Zealand Herald
Child killed, four wounded in Gaza blast Two days after last Christmas Israeli armed forces invaded the Gaza Strip killing 1400 Palestinians, almost all civilians including 300 children. During that...
On Independence Day, Liberty
Philadelphia Daily News
Aaron Weisinger, 26, surprises his girlfriend Erica Breder, 25, both of Walnut Creek, Calif., with a wedding proposal while visiting the crown of the Statue of Liberty in New York, Saturday...
Bill banning forced identity-chip implants clears House
Philadelphia Daily News
Invasion of privacy is an issue that really gets under State Rep. Babette Josephs' skin. That's why the Philadelphia Democrat introduced a bill, passed unanimously last week by the...
Woman killed in Gloucester County car crash
Philadelphia Daily News
A 19-year-old New Jersey woman was killed yesterday when her car ran off Route 55, down an embankment, and into a line of trees along Route 55 in Gloucester County, police said. Shannon Newell, 19...
North Korea fires 7 missiles off east coast
Washington Times
039;); SEOUL | North Korea celebrated U.S. Independence Day with a test firing of seven missiles test into the waters off the peninsula's east coast from morning until evening on Saturday. The...
France urged to reveal 2002 Pakistan attack files
Channel News Asia
PARIS : Anti-terror judges leading an inquiry into the 2002 killing of 11 French engineers in Pakistan have asked France's defence minister to open up classified government files, a source said...
Russia to grant U.S. Afghan supply route
Reuters
Russia will grant President Barack Obama permission next week to ship U.S. weapons supplies across its territory, or through its airspace, en route to Afghanistan, sources on both...
Midget wrestlers die in hotel
New Zealand Herald
... twin brothers - found dead in a cheap hotel room may have been drugged by female robbers, say Mexican authorities.Post mortem examinations are being...
