As the economic crisis bites deeper, a revolutionary outcome may be possible, in the view of French academic Alain Bihr. Everything depends on citizens'...
ISRAELI aircraft bombed a Hamas security target in the central Gaza Strip today, the Islamist group said. There were no casualties from the attack that came...
For those who have forgotten: the then commander of the Israeli Air Force, Dan Halutz, was asked at the time what he feels when he drops a bomb on a...
The World Social Forum ended its ninth edition Sunday in Belém with its "Assembly of assemblies" adopting dozens of resolutions and proposals to be the...
Now that former U.S. president George W. Bush is an ordinary citizen again, many legal and human rights activists in Europe are demanding that he and...
Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating says the current economic situation called for an overhaul of the international institutions that lead economic...
About 1 Million Killed, 4.5 Million Displaced, 1-2 Million Widows, 5 Million Orphans Iraq's Shocking Human Toll: By John Tirman February 02, 2009 "The Nation"...
At a time of global crisis, WSF more than ever was crucial, relevant and vital. Founded by Brazil's Ethos Institute for Business and Social Responsibility...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague announced a preliminary investigation Tuesday into whether Israel committed war crimes during the recent...
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband says he wants major world powers to begin new talks aimed at ridding the world of nuclear weapons. The British...
Despite a shrinking national economy and a record defence budget, U.S. neo-conservatives and other right-wing hawks are mounting a spirited - if misleading -...
What if the Palestinian Arabs who have lived for decades under the heel of the modern Israeli state are in fact descended from the very same "children of...
The US Army is investigating a large number of suicides in January - a count that could surpass all combat deaths on two US war fronts last month. According to...
Palestinian doctors at a number of hospitals in the Gaza Strip informed foreign medical experts allowed into the area over the past two weeks that they were...
A secret government database revealed last week the real extent of settlement construction on the West Bank. In violation of the Road Map to peace agreed with...
As financial and economic crisis begins to bite, the developing countries are meeting in Geneva to find ways to soften the blows from the financial crisis now...
More than 40 blazes raged across two states as a heatwave pushed the mercury as high as 46 degrees Celsius (115 Fahrenheit). Fire bans were in place across...
Firefighters are battling to contain dozens of wildfires across the south east of Australia. The fires came as Melbourne experienced its hottest temperature...
At least 25 people have been killed by wildfires in southern Australia, the deadliest in the country for decades. The deaths occurred in areas across Victoria...
THE Australian army will be brought in to help in the worst bushfires in Victoria's as the death toll rises to 66. Thousands of firefighters are battling...
The death toll from fires in southern Australia has reached at least 108, the worst in the country's history. Thousands of firefighters, aided by the army, are...
Australian officials have warned that the death toll from wildfires that have already killed 128 people in the state of Victoria is likely to rise further. ...
AT least 173 people are dead and 24 blazes remain out of control as Victoria's bushfire crisis enters its fourth day. Fires rage as death toll rises to 173 AAP...
As Australia is combating raging bushfires in Victoria that has claimed more than 181 lives and destroyed entire towns, a number of countries have sent...
THERE will be a national memorial service and day of mourning to remember the victims of the Victorian fires. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made the announcement...
Israel's electoral lurch to the right throws cold water on President Barack Obama's hope of keeping the Middle East peace process alive, experts said...
There is less water now in the Tigris, and it is less clean. The river has fewer fish, and rising fuel and other costs mean they are more costly to catch. It's...
Following a fortnight of parliamentary wrangling, the government can now begin spending its $42 billion package of cash handouts and infrastructure investment...
The new director of national intelligence told Congress on Thursday that global economic turmoil and the instability it could ignite had outpaced terrorism as...
The U.S. government is in touch with the Russian side regarding investigations into a collision between their space satellites, the U.S. State Department said...
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