2012-11-17

Sirens have wailed in Tel Aviv for the third time in three days warning of incoming rockets launched from Gaza. The realisation that Palestinian

There have been calls for practical help for Gaza after a meeting of the Arab League in Cairo. Condemning Israel for the airstrikes on the

Writing is a passion, of course, but it’s not as easy as it seems. It demands a lot of work and thinking. How does a famous writer like Neil Gaiman

At least 40 Palestinians have died in Israeli attacks on Gaza, as airstrikes continue in this latest outbreak of violence. Gaza is controlled by

Greeks went to lay wreaths and flowers at the site of the 1973 Athens Polytechnic student uprising that helped lead to the fall of the military junta.

British sailor Sam Davies, the only woman in this year’s round the world Vendee Globe yacht race, has made safe harbour in Madeira after her “Saveol”

In Slovenia, an estimated 30000 people took to the streets to denounce government cutbacks. The country has been badly hit by the global crisis

Syria’s new opposition coalition will have an ambassador in France. The decision to appoint an envoy comes after a meeting in Paris between French

Around fifty people, mostly children, have been killed in a bus crash in Egypt. The accident happened in the city of Manfalut, 300 km south of the

Rockets fired from Gaza have hit the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, as the cross border conflict shows no sign of dying down. One destroyed a

The Israeli military instensified its build-up on november 17, moving tanks and armoured vehicles to positions along the border with Hamas-ruled

Israeli aircraft have struck Hamas government buildings in Gaza, including the offices of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh after the city suffered

In Egypt, Yemen and West Bank, a lot of people protested against Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip.

About a hundred runners, mens and womens, from the eastern suburb of Marikina, wore three-inch heels as they ran along a 500 metre (0.3 miles). This

Minor clashes broke out in Amman on Friday night between supporters and opposers of King Abdullah II of Jordan. Thousands of demonstrators chanted

Israeli aircraft have struck Hamas government buildings in Gaza, including the offices of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh after the city suffered

More than forty school children have been reported killed in Egypt when the bus they were travelling in was struck by a train. The incident took

Israeli aircraft have struck Hamas government buildings in Gaza, including the offices of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh after the city suffered

A tornado has struck Portugal’s Algarve coastline injuring 13 people. The strong winds and heavy rain took locals by surprise in a country not

Mobilised and on their way to the border – along with full-time soldiers, Israel’s cabinet has given the military the go-ahead to call up 75,000

Thousands have turned out in cities across Egypt to protest against the Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Many carried banners pledging support for the

Iran is said to have completed its centrifuge installation at its underground Fordow plant doubling its uranium enrichment capability. A leaked

Gazans fearing a major Israeli assault by land and air have been stocking up on fuel and food. There are 1.8 million people living in Gaza one of

There’s been what was described as a frosty encounter between Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a