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Iraq’s cabinet has submitted to parliament a draft bill that would ease curbs on former members of Saddam Hussein’s Baath party joining the civil service and military, the government said on Wednesday.
Read More »Hamas’s singing policemen boost morale in Gaza
Wearing blue camouflage fatigues and crooning about Islamic holy war, the five members of Hamas’s Protectors of the Homeland police band are trying to boost morale in Gaza with an arsenal of anti-Israel numbers.
Read More »Turkey denies northern Iraq bombings
Turkey’s prime minister denied on Wednesday carrying out aerial strikes this week against Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, but the government reaffirmed its readiness for a cross-border operation if deemed necessary.
Read More »Iran ex-atom official “gave information” to UK
Iran’s intelligence minister accused a former nuclear negotiator on Wednesday of supplying information to Britain in violation of the Islamic Republic’s security interests, an Iranian news agency reported.
Read More »NATO has no evidence of systematic Afghan torture
NATO said on Wednesday it had no evidence of systematic torture of detainees it had handed to Afghan authorities after a rights group accused the force of breaking its own rules by not ensuring prisoners’ safety.
Read More »Polish soldiers charged over Afghan killings
Prosecutors said on Wednesday they had charged seven Polish soldiers over the shooting to death of six Afghan civilians.
Read More »FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq
Following are security developments in Iraq at 9:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday.* denotes new or updated item. * ISKANDARIYA – At least two people were killed and six wounded when a suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives infiltrated a meeting of Sunni Arab tribal sheikhs in Iskandariya, a …
Read More »Up to 10 dead as Pakistani army attacks militants
Pakistani troops backed by helicopter gunships killed up to 10 militants on Wednesday in a northwestern tourist region where pro-Taliban rebels have been infiltrating and expanding their influence.
Read More »Britain offers aid if Mideast talks make progress
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Wednesday he would offer a $500 million aid package to the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza Strip if U.S.-led talks this month make progress towards Middle East peace.
Read More »Israeli lawmakers move to keep hold of East Jerusalem
Israel’s parliament gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to legislation that would make it more difficult to give up parts of Jerusalem in any peace deal with the Palestinians.
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