On the day of the fast, which commemorates the Babylonian siege on Jerusalem, few Israelis are thinking about Gaza, under Israeli blockade for twice the time ancient Jerusalem was besieged.

Abdulmutallab has given a defiant warning to US investigators, telling them: "There are more just like me who will strike soon."

"Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri Accuses Obama of Trying to 'Enslave' Arab World." So reads the headline of a recent Fox News report, which goes on to quote Zawahiri saying things such as "Obama's policy is nothing but another cycle in the Crusader....

Decades of war have ravaged the zoo in Afghanistan's capital. As it tries to rebuild with help from foreign groups, it still provides a crucial public space for women and children.

Women in Afghanistan suffer some of the worst human rights violations in the world. As a recent Human Rights Watch report signifies, the situation for women is dire, and risks becoming worse. Among many atrocities

The Ed Block Courage Award "symbolizes professionalism, great strength and dedication." The winner of the award is a "community role model." Michael Vick, who was sent to jail for participating in dog fighting, got out of jail in February 2009.

About 200 Israeli teenagers soon to be drafted sent a letter to Israel's defense minister on Thursday, saying they won't enforce any military orders to dismantle settlements in the West Bank because that violates Jewish law.

Fifteen Israeli civilians wounded in Palestinian rocket attacks have petitioned a Belgian court to issue arrest warrants against leaders of the Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas movement.

The peace process in the war-wracked Darfur region of Sudan has reached a "critical point," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling on both the Government and rebel groups to accelerate efforts to reach a compromise.

BANGKOK: China signed 14 deals with Cambodia worth approximately $1 billion, two days after Cambodia deported 20 ethnic Uighur asylum seekers. Members of a Turkic-speaking ethnic minority living mostly in western China, the 20 Uighurs said they were fleei