THE Palestinian protesters massed at the fence expected tear gas and rubber bullets; what they got instead was a putrid yellow wind, Israel`s newest weapon against West Bank demonstrators
IRAN said it had sent a rocket carrying a dummy satellite into space today, triggering fresh concern in Washington that the technology could be diverted to ballistic missiles
IRAQ has said that it reserves the right to try six guards working for the private security firm Blackwater USA for their alleged role in the killing of 17 Iraqis in Baghdad last year
IRAN has not authorised a concert by Irish crooner Chris de Burgh, in what would have been a first in the Islamic republic, the official news agency IRNA reported today
AT least six people were killed in a car bombing in Baghdad today targeting Shiite pilgrims heading to the holy city of Karbala for a religious festival, police and hospital officials said
AT least 18 Shiite pilgrims heading to the holy city of Karbala for a religious festival were among 22 people killed today as a spate of bomb blasts rocked Iraq, security officials said
US financier Morris Talansky, key witness in a case against Israel Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, has decided not to return to Israel for further testimony this month, the justice ministry said today
SIX American sailors working as prison camp guards in Iraq face courts martial for abusing detainees, some of whom were sealed in a cell with pepper spray
