Democrat Obama rejects charges of flip-flopping | POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama rejected charges on Tuesday that he has shifted positions on Iraq and other issues as part of a move to the center now th... (photo: AP Photo / Jae C. Hong) The Star
Some maids face inhuman treatment in Saudi - report | RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia needs to improve labour law protections and end its "sponsorship" system to prevent domestic workers being treated like slaves, New York-based Human Rights Watch said... (photo: AP Photo) The Star
Israel to reopen Gaza crossings at Egypt's request | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said it would reopen its border crossings with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday in response to an Egyptian request, reversing an earlier decision to close them after a Palestin... (photo: AP Photo / John Klicker)The Star GazaHamasIsraelPhotosPolitics
A region in flames whose leaders seem not to notice | By The Daily Star | Tuesday, July 08, 2008 | Editorial | Several years into the 21st century, a broad swathe of the planet is awash in bloodshed and chaos. From the Atl... (photo: U.S. Marine Corps by Cpl. Samuel D. Corum)Daily Star Lebanon IslamMideastPeacePhotosWar
Egypt border officer shot dead | El-Arish, Egypt - Human traffickers shot dead an officer in Egypt's border police on Monday as they tried to smuggle a group of African immigrants into Israel, security... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)Independent online EgyptHumanMideastPhotosPolice
Abbas discusses unity in Damascus | Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has held talks in Syria to try to improve ties between rival Palestinian groups. | Syria's President Bashar al-Asad urged "every effort... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla)BBC News PalestinePeacePhotosPoliticsSyria
Hamas, hummus ... huh? JERUSALEM -- A former Mossad official says he was the target of the latest undercover operation by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. | Israeli analyst Yossi Alpher said he was ... (photo: Creative Commons / teh_defiance)Toronto Sun ActorIsraelJerusalemPalestinPhotos
Abbas, Assad hold Mideast talks in Syria DAMASCUS - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday held talks with visiting Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas, after pledging to help achieve inter-Palestinian reconcili... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)Middle East Online MideastPeacePhotosSyriaTalks
