International Forum

The ruling NRM and opposition parties had a spat recently at a secret meeting in Ghana over a proposal to reinstate presidential term limits. Uganda’s six political parties were in Accra last...

U.S. pilots who overflew airport lose licenses Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:55am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Tuesday revoked the licenses of two Northwest Air pilots who...

Protesters burnt an effigy of US President Obama There have been protests in the Afghan capital, Kabul, over allegations that foreign troops in the country burnt a copy of the Koran. Hundreds...

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe may appoint acting ministers in place of officials from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party who are boycotting Cabinet meetings, local media said on...

Eight US soldiers have been killed in bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan, say Nato-led forces. An Afghan civilian was also killed by what were called "multiple complex IED attacks" - or...

France warns of risk of Israeli strike on Iran DAVID BLAIR BEIRUT: Iran's nuclear ambitions have started a ''race to confrontation'' with Israel, says the French Foreign Minister, Bernard...

Turkey PM says Lieberman threatened to nuke Gaza By Haaretz Service Turkey's prime minister has further inflamed simmering Israel-Turkey tensions, claiming that Foreign Minister Avigdor...

Book review of Shlomo Sand's 'The Invention of the Jewish People', its implications for Israel. There Is No Jewish History It is an established fact that not a single Jewish history text...

Kidnapped Christian Doctor in Iraq Freed in Critical Condition Kidnapping of Christians on Iraqi streets now occurs regularly. Daughter’s ransom negotiations lead to release of Kirkuk...

Kiongozi wa Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali amechaguliwa tena kwa kura nyingi kuingoza nchi hiyo ambapo amepata asilimia 90 ya kura. Takwimu rasmi zimeonesha asilimia 84 ya watu waliojiandikisha...

Source: BBC news Families welcome Lockerbie review Some relatives of victims of the bombing want to see an inquiry The families of the victims of the Lockerbie bombing have welcomed...

Another ‘Migingo' saga brewing in Indian Ocean Updated 17 hr(s) 36 min(s) ago...

Muslim Militants Slay Long-Time Christian in Somalia Omar Khalafe Al Shabaab extremists shoot 69-year-old after finding Bibles on him at checkpoint. NAIROBI, Kenya, September 28 (CDN)...

Japan Govt Coalition Partner Rejects US Base Proposal Japan's Minister of Foreign affairs Katsuya Okada AFP TOKYO — A coalition partner of Japan's centre-left government on Saturday voiced...

By Alan Hart What is it, really, that most endangers Israel’s future? A nuclear armed Iran? No. For the sake of discussion, let’s assume that some in Iran’s current leadership do want their...

Askari na familia za wanajeshi wa Uingereza walikua miongoni mwa waandamanaji 5000 waliokusanyika mjini London kupinga operesheni za vikosi vya Uingereza huko Afghanistan. Vuguvugu hilo...

Editorial: Tanzania’s nationalism threat to integration August 14, 2008: Uneasy neighbours, suspicious trade partners. That captures the relationship between Tanzania on the one hand and Kenya...

On Friday, the White House released the official (and wonderful!) Obama family photograph. Celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz photographed the family on September 1st, sitting in the Green...

Baby survives after falling under train (CNN) -- A six-month-old baby had a miraculous escape after his stroller rolled off a railway station platform and into the path of an incoming train...

A former science adviser to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher says the real purpose of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen on Dec. 7-18 is to use global warming hype...