Twin attacks strike at Western targets in Yemen
October 6, 2010
Twin attacks on Western targets in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, have left one person dead and at least four injured.
Militants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a British embassy car, slightly injuring one staff member as well as bystanders, officials said.
Barak says West Bank settlement deal has ‘50-50′ chance
September 26, 2010
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has told the BBC there is a “50-50″ chance of reaching a deal with Palestinians about Israel’s settlement moratorium as a 10-month partial ban winds down.
Palestinians have said they could leave recently resumed peace talks if the construction freeze is not extended.
Israeli forces kill West Bank Hamas commander
September 18, 2010
Israeli forces have shot dead a local Hamas military commander in the north of the occupied West Bank.
Iyad Shilbaya, a commander of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, was killed during a raid to arrest him, the Israeli military said.
Roadside bomb kills nine Iraqi soldiers
September 15, 2010
Nine Iraqi soldiers were killed and six were injured by a roadside bomb on the outskirts of Mosul, police say.
The soldiers were off-duty and on their way home in a minibus when the blast happened, officials said.
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks move to Jerusalem
September 15, 2010
Israeli and Palestinian leaders are to hold further talks in Jerusalem, a day after discussing the core issues behind the conflict at meetings in Egypt.
US Middle East envoy George Mitchell, who helped broker Tuesday’s delicate negotiations, said he believed they were “moving in the right direction”.
Cuba’s Fidel Castro criticises Iran over anti-Semitism
September 8, 2010
Fidel Castro has criticised Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for what he called his anti-Semitic attitudes.
The former Cuban leader also warned that an escalating conflict between Iran and the West could lead to nuclear war.
Radical Islam is world’s greatest threat - Tony Blair
September 4, 2010
Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has described radical Islam as the greatest threat facing the world today.
He made the remark in a BBC interview marking the publication of his memoirs.
Iran begins loading Bushehr nuclear reactor
August 21, 2010
Iran has begun loading fuel up its first nuclear power station in a ceremony attended by Russian officials.
Russia will operate the Bushehr plant in southern Iran, supplying its nuclear fuel and taking away the nuclear waste.
Last US combat brigade exits Iraq
August 19, 2010
The last US combat brigade in Iraq has left the country, seven years after the US-led invasion.
The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, began crossing by land into Kuwait in the early hours of Thursday, a military spokesman said.
Iraq helicopter crash kills five
July 29, 2010
A sandstorm has downed an Iraqi military helicopter, killing its five-member crew, while a Baghdad blast has killed five Iraqis, officials say.
The helicopter was providing aerial protection to Shia pilgrims travelling to the city of Karbala when it crashed in the sandstorm early in the morning.