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By: Matti Friedman, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM - Israel has deported a former U.S. congresswoman, a Nobel peace prize laureate and other activists who were arrested trying to break the naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, Israeli officials said Monday. The Israeli navy commandeered the boat last week as it tried to sail from Cyprus to Gaza. It was the latest in a series of trips by activists trying to bring attention to the blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt on the territory after the Islamic militants of Hamas seized power there two years ago. There were 21 passengers and three tons of medical aid on board. Nobel laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire and former U.S. congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, along with six other activists, remained in Israeli custody until Monday, when the Israeli government arranged flights for them,... [read full story]
FX COLUMN-China may have misplayed yuan hand with Obama 11.25.09, 11:26 AM EST By Neal Kimberley LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - China may come to regret not offering U.S. President Barack Obama more concrete encouragement on the...
By SHAWN POGATCHNIK Associated Press Writer DUBLIN (AP) - The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland faced another day of recriminations Thursday as the government prepared to publish an investigation into why child abuse by Dublin...
Internet hit: Chinese student Wang Zifei Little did Chinese student Wang Zifei know that she would become an internet sensation after attending a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama. Clad in a black dress and red coat, Zifei...
analysis Abuja — The youths constitute the largest percentage in any society. Most of the problems associated with the success or failure of our youths lie largely with our perception of life itself. Some of our youths feel...
