An in-depth discussion into Syria's turmoil and its future course. With guests: Samir Aita, Patrick Seale, and Ammar Waqqaf.
A US soldier in Afghanistan has killed at least 16 civilians and wounded five after entering their homes in Kandahar province, senior local officials say.He left his military base in the early hours of the morning and opened fire in at least two homes; women and children were among the dead.Nato said it was investigating the "deeply regrettable incident".
Syria's President Assad tells visiting UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan no political dialogue can succeed while "armed terrorist groups" operate.Please hekp by sending phones to Syria
By Graeme Paton6:45AM GMT 02 Mar 2011 The London School of Economics (LSE) confirmed plans last night to set aside the sum, equivalent to the cash it had received from the family of Col Gaddafi, to establish a scholarship fund. Officials hope the move will draw a line under criticism of the university’s Libyan ties. It came as an MP called on the Government to strengthen its scrutiny of donations made to education institutions. Robert Halfon, Conservative MP for Harlow, said various universi...
Pro-democracy demonstrators in Cairo have built defensive barricades and stockpiled stones for ammunition as they prepare for further battles against government supporters today. Distributed by Tubemogul.
Do you realize the improvement in cost per watt that solar PVs have gone through in the past decade? Everyone is lusting after the breakthrough next big thing and ignoring the slow but steady advancement. If you took a top-of-the-line commercialized Sun Power panel from today back 15 years, it would be touted as an amazing leap forward in efficiency versus cost. Distributed by Tubemogul.
U.S. President Barack Obama met Tuesday with his top advisers about the situation on the Korean peninsula, in the wake of North Korea's artillery attack on a South Korean island. Obama is expected to telephone South Korean President Lee Myung-bak to reiterate U.S. support for South Korea. Distributed by Tubemogul.
News Middle East Iran detains British embassy staff Iran has accused Western powers of inciting violence after its disputed election [File: AFP] Iranian authorities have detained eight employees of the British embassy in Tehran, accusing them of involvement in post-election unrest in the Islamic Republic, the semi-official Fars news agency has reported. "Eight local employees at the British embassy who had a considerable role in recent unrest were taken into custody," Fars said on Sunday, with...
News Middle East Iran university professors 'held' Hundreds of police stopped protesters from gathering outside parliament on Wednesday About 70 university professors have been detained by Iranian authorities after meeting Mir Hossein Mousavi, according to a website affiliated to the defeated presidential candidate Distributed by Tubemogul.