"Whither goest thou, America, in thy shiny car in the night?"

Iran nuclear plan in payment row

The launch of Iran's first nuclear power station is likely to be delayed due to late payments by Iran, a Russian spokeswoman has said.Irina Yesipova, of Russia's nuclear monopoly Atomstroiexport, said on Monday: "The difficult situation with financing construction of Bushehr by t …

Israel Prime Minister To Face Corruption Probe

Israel's justice ministry has said its chief prosecutor has ordered an investigation of Ehud Olmert, the country's prime minister, over his alleged role in the privatisation of Israel's second-largest bank.

"No proof' of Iran nuclear arms

The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has not found conclusive evidence that Iran is developing nuclear weapons, a US magazine has reported.Veteran investigative reporter Seymour Hersh, writing in The New Yorker, cites a secret CIA report based on intelligence such as satellit …

Arabs lift Palestinian financial blockade

Arab countries have agreed to lift the financial blockade on the Palestinians after the US vetoing of a draft United Nations resolution condemning the recent Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.

Chavez denies being anti-US

An interesting Aljazeera.net interview with Hugo Chavez, the president of Venezuela. Aljazeera.net: You are strengthening ties with countries that are dissatisfied with Washington, countries such as Iran, Bolivia and Cuba.

Iranian Leader Opens Up, 60 Minutes Inteviews Ahmadinejad

A very interesting interview between Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Thousands flee gun battle in Congo

Thousands of Congolese have fled clashes between troops loyal to General Laurent Nkunda and the Congolese army in the eastern town of Sake.

US troops 'smiled before killing'

Four US paratroopers charged with murdering three detainees in Iraq smiled before shooting them, a military court has heard from a fellow soldier. Sgt Girouard, Pte Mason said, told him that Pfc Clagett and Spc Hunsaker were going to kill the prisoners.

US to sell Arab states arms worth $5bn

The US plans to sell arms worth $4.6 billion to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman. Notices of proposed US arms sales are required by US law once they pass certain value thresholds. They do not mean that a sale has been concluded.

Shia, Sunnis forming Iraq ghettos

Shia and Sunnis in Iraq are swapping homes, creating segregated communities to avoid the sectarian violence that is engulfing the country.

Iraqi official calls for Shia region

Adel Abd al-Mahdi, a senior official in the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI) and Iraq's vice-president, pledged on Monday that the Shia Iraqi Coalition - the biggest bloc in the Iraqi parliament - will raise the issue of a Shia federal state within two mont …

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