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- Fighting intensifies in southern Philippines: military
- ZAMBOANGA, Philippines AFP — Fighting between Islamic rebels and Philippine troops intensified Sunday, dimming hopes of renewed peace talks with the southern separatists, government and military officials said. More than 100 Muslim fighters have been killed in four days of clashes with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front MILF on...
- Research articles 2008-08-24
- Taxi drivers run the gauntlet in Jerusalem
- JERUSALEM AFP — Hostility from some sections of the Jewish population in Jerusalem towards Palestinians is nothing new. It is most evident in the ultra-Orthodox areas, where the bearded men are clad in black coats and hats and the women wear long skirts and headscarves. Local media recently...
- Research articles 2008-06-11
- Palestinian civilians 'hostage' to worsening conflict: Red Cross
- GENEVA AFP — Palestinians have become a "hostage to the conflict" between militants and the Israeli armed forces and are bearing the brunt of the hostilities, the international Red Cross warned on Thursday. "The Palestinian people are paying an exceedingly high price for the continuing hostilities between Israel and...
- Research articles 2007-12-13
- A bill that protects rights: Rep. Ron Paul has introduced legislation to restore the Constitution's checks and balances and to bolster the protection of our liberties
- On October 15, 2007, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) introduced H.R. 3835, the American Freedom Agenda Act of 2007. Dr. Paul announced that he was "introducing a comprehensive piece of legislation to restore the American Constitution and to restore the liberties that have been sadly eroded over the past several years."...
- Research articles 2007-11-12
- Engaging civilian-belligerents leads to self-defense/Protocol I marriage
- I. Introduction The belligerents waging intense armed attacks against government armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq are not agents of a Geneva Convention "high contracting Party," or any nation-state, or any armed force within the meaning of the law of war. They are non-uniformed "civilians," as are the militants...
- Research articles 2007-07-01
- Philippine military, Muslim rebels agree to end hostilities
- COTABATO, Philippines, Jan 29, 2007 AFP — Muslim separatist rebels have announced they had agreed to end three days of hostilities in the southern Philippines that have left at least five people dead and hundreds displaced. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front MILF said it would "reposition" its forces away...
- Research articles 2007-01-28
- Global backlash against America.
- Byline: Michael Gordon Jan 22, 2007 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- A poll of 26,000 people in 25 countries has found increasing anger over America's role in world affairs. Australians were especially negative, with 60 per cent disapproving of US foreign policies...
- Research articles 2007-01-22
- US diplomat calls for immediate halt to violence in Sri Lanka
- COLOMBO AFP — A senior US envoy met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse to demand an immediate halt to continued violence between government forces and Tamil Tiger rebels. The US was "deeply concerned" over fighting that has left more than 1,500 dead since December and urged both sides to...
- Research articles 2006-08-17
- Lebanon ceasefire looms but fighting rages on
- TYRE, Lebanon AFP — Israel launched an 11th-hour bid to crush Hezbollah with waves of deadly air strikes as the Shiite fighters unleashed a barrage of rockets just hours before a UN-brokered end to the hostilities was due to take effect. At least 38 Lebanese civilians and four soldiers...
- Research articles 2006-08-13
- US welcomes Israeli, Lebanese acceptance of UN ceasefire resolution
- WASHINGTON AFP — The United States welcomed the Israeli and Lebanese government's acceptance of a UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending the month-long hostilities between Israel and the Hezbollah militia. Israel said it would stop the offensive at 8:00 am (0500 GMT) Monday as part of a United...
- Research articles 2006-08-13
- US expects Lebanon violence to end in days: Rice
- WASHINGTON AFP — US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Israeli radio she hoped a Lebanon ceasefire would take effect in "a day or so" after approval of a UN resolution by the Lebanese and Israeli cabinets. Her comments came shortly before Lebanese Finance Minister Jihad Azour told AFP...
- Research articles 2006-08-12
- EU's Solana to visit Lebanon, Israel
- BRUSSELS AFP — EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana is to visit Lebanon and Israel from Friday to Sunday to discuss a diplomatic solution to the current war, his office has said. In Beirut, Solana will in particular meet on Friday with Lebanese Prime Minister Fuad Siniora, a spokeswoman...
- Research articles 2006-08-10
- UN food agency calls for Mideast cessation of hostilities
- ROME AFP — The UN World Food Programme WFP has called for a "cessation of hostilities" by the two parties to the conflict in Lebanon to enable the delivery of food aid, particularly south of the Litani river. "Above all, we require a cessation of hostilities by both sides...
- Research articles 2006-08-10
- Uganda's LRA rebels declare ceasefire, peace talks hopes rise
- NABANGA, Sudan AFP — Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army LRA rebels have declared a unilateral ceasefire in their brutal two-decade war with the government as hopes for peace talks in Sudan rose. The announcement from LRA supremo Joseph Kony, through his deputy Vincent Otti, came Friday as Kampala said the...
- Research articles 2006-08-04
- First Satellite Images Show Lebanese Oil Spill on Syrian Coast
- ATHENS, Greece ENS — --> An "environmental catastrophe" is occurring in the eastern Mediterranean as 30,000 tons of oil spilled by the Israeli bombardment of a Lebanese power plant nearly three weeks ago spreads out unchecked over the sea, warn United Nations environmental officials. With cleanup crews ready and waiting,...
- Research articles 2006-08-02
- Immediate ceasefire not on agenda: White House
- WASHINGTON AFP — The White House said that an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon was not on the agenda, but downplayed differences with France on the urgency of ending the fighting. "An immediate ceasefire is something that at this point doesn't seem to be in the cards. Neither side is...
- Research articles 2006-08-01
- Red Cross: 'serious questions' over Israel's assault on Lebanon
- GENEVA AFP — The International Committee of the Red Cross has said that it has "serious questions" over Israel's conduct, as civilians bear the brunt of the Jewish state's strikes on Lebanon. "The high number of civilian casualties and the extent of damage to essential public infrastructure raise serious...
- Research articles 2006-07-19
- Uganda turns down rebel calls for dissolution of army
- JUBA, Sudan AFP — The rebel Ugandan Lord's Resistance Army LRA has demanded the dissolution of the national army at peace talks to halt nearly two decades of fighting, but the government flatly refused the call and instead demanded the insurgents give up all their weapons. The LRA position...
- Research articles 2006-07-17
- Sudan president hails truce with eastern rebels
- KHARTOUM AFP — Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir has hailed the pact reached in Asmara by Khartoum and rebel groups to cease hostilities in the eastern states of Red Sea and Kassala. Speaking at a meeting of his ruling National Congress late Monday, Beshir described the truce reached by the...
- Research articles 2006-06-20
- NBA refs blow whistle on 'hostility'
- The referees union is crying foul about the way some NBA coaches and players treat its members. The union cites 27 incidents during the last two seasons that resulted in coaches and players being suspended or fined for their behavior toward referees. "Our greatest fear is that we're...
- Research articles 2006-03-01
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