Month: November 2010

JERUSALEM—If there is ever to be Middle East peace, here’s a knot that must somehow be undone. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis who have moved to sprawling Jewish areas in east Jerusalem believe they are […] […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands—The first witness testifying at the war crimes trial of Congo’s former vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba broke down in tears Tuesday as he described a young girl being raped in front of her […] […]

PERUGIA, Italy – After three years in prison, Amanda Knox is returning to court for a second chance at freedom. The American student’s appeals trial opens Wednesday in this Medieval city, with lawyers hoping they […] […]

President Barack Obama has pledged the United States would defend South Korea after what the White House branded an outrageous attack by North Korea on its neighbour. Yet with its options limited, the US sought […] […]

Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn said families of the 29 Pike River mine victims who perished in today’s second blast fell to the floor screaming and were in “absolute despair”, when they heard the news. […] […]