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Mauritania junta pledges polls but U.S. freezes aid

reuters.com     3 hrs ago   130 related          

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Leaders of a military coup in Mauritania promised on Thursday to hold a free and transparent presidential election as soon as possible, but the United States suspended aid and demanded an immediate return...                    

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Rights lawyers barred from visiting Palestinians detained by Hamas - group

gulfnews.com     10 hrs ago   3 related          

Gaza: A Palestinian rights group says Hamas is barring human rights lawyers from visiting dozens of Palestinians arrested as part of the Islamist group's crackdown on rival factions in the Gaza Strip. Hamas began the arrests a...                    

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Atiku Lauds PDP's Decision On BoT Chair

allafrica.com     5 hrs ago   1 related          

Former Vice President and Action Congress (AC) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has described decision of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee to eliminate dictatorship as a welcome decision.                    

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No real difference

mediamonitors.net     3 hrs ago   1 related          

"Olmert's negotiations with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, enshrined last November in the Annapolis process, were doomed to failure from the start...." PM Ehud Olmert's new lame duck status will make almost no difference...                    

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Israel to build new homes on occupied land

reuters.com     7 hrs ago          

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel issued on Thursday a tender for the construction of 447 housing units in settlements in the Jerusalem area, drawing fire from Palestinians who accused the Jewish state of sabotaging chances of peace.                    

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DNC Targets Cantor and Other Possible VPs

washingtonpost.com     3 hrs ago          

The Democratic National Committee launched a new website The Next Cheney to target Sen. John McCain's potential running mates, including U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia. The website criticizes Cantor for voting with President...                    

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The Power Game

washingtonpost.com     1 hr ago          

This might be an avenue I explore with greater depth in the game story for tomorrow's paper -- we'll see how Game 2 goes -- but allow me to start off with a premise. That is: The Nationals, as currently constituted, finally...                    

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Israel Bolsters Its Ability To Strike Iran

kdka.com     11 hrs ago   10 related          

JERUSALEM (CBS News) ― Israel is building up its strike capabilities amid growing anxiety over Iran's nuclear ambitions and appears confident that a military attack would cripple Tehran's atomic program, even if it can't...                    

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Transcript: Talkin' baseball

newsday.com     8 hrs ago          

Newsday baseball columnist Ken Davidoff plays hardball with musings on the New York Mets and New York Yankees, MLB trade rumors and commentary. at 8:51 local time, and I don't care what anyone else says. I filed a bunch of...                    

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Incompetent government is a self-fulfilling prophecy for conservatives, author argues

nwsource.com     2 hrs ago          

By JOHN MARSHALL P-I BOOK CRITIC This is the scenario: Conservatives detest big government, so when they come into power they fill federal positions with inept and inexperienced loyalists and then proceed to run up massive...                    

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