Jordan's state security court on Wednesday sentenced to jail three Jordanians for plotting an attack against US President George W. Bush when he visited the kingdom in 2006, a court spokesman said. The three men were sentenced to 15 years
A Syrian computer dealer, whose father had already served a prison sentence for dissent, was jailed for three years by a court of exception last week, a human rights watchdog said on Wednesday. "The state security court sentenced Tareq Biyasi
Visiting US President George W. Bush on Wednesday hailed Israel as a democracy challenged by "terrorists" just before a rocket slammed into a shopping mall in the south of the country after Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip killed four
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and predecessor Romano Prodi may testify in the Milan trial of 26 CIA officers accused of kidnapping an Egyptian imam, a judge decided Wednesday. Judge Oscar Magi accepted defense lawyers' arguments that Prodi and Berlusconi
A French court on Wednesday handed down jail sentences to seven men convicted of running a network that recruited poor Muslims in Paris to fight in the Iraqi insurgency. Tracked down and arrested after a young Frenchman was found dead
At least 18 people were killed and 35 wounded in a suicide bombing on Wednesday at a funeral vigil just west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, security officials said. "One man detonated his explosives in front the mourners," a security
Iran presented Wednesday proposals to tackle "global challenges" in a bid to seize the diplomatic initiative as world powers argue over the best way to convince Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment. The proposals on ways to deal with terrorism, weapons
Palestinians expressed outrage on Wednesday as US President George W. Bush began a visit to Israel on the eve of their commemoration of the Nakba ("catastrophe") that followed the birth of the Jewish state. Bush will address Israel's Knesset on
Barack Obama has renewed his momentum, with more Democratic leaders drifting to the White House front-runner's camp Wednesday despite his pummeling by Hillary Clinton in the West Virginia primary. The former first lady routed the Illinois senator by 67 to
The Global Humanitarian Platform, created in July 2006, brings together UN and non-UN humanitarian organizations on an equal footing. Striving to enhance the effectiveness of humanitarian action, based on an ethical obligation and accountability to the populations we serve, Acknowledging
South Korea, who engineered the Thomas Cup quarter-final they wanted by fielding below strength teams at the group stage, almost had their ploy foiled on Wednesday.
