Politics

The security obsessed Israeli military is confronting a new adversary – trying to control what its own soldiers post to the internet. Facebook, along with YouTube and other popular sites, is turning into a formidable […] […]

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI—Haiti’s electoral commission said late Tuesday that it was postponing its ruling on who will be allowed to run for president in November elections, leaving hip hop artist Wyclef Jean’s candidacy in limbo. A […] […]

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine police relieved an entire precinct and began an investigation Wednesday after a television station aired footage purportedly showing officers torturing a naked detainee. The man is believed to be a suspected thief caught […] […]

BOGOTA, Colombia—The Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday that last year’s agreement giving the U.S. military access to more Colombian bases is unconstitutional because it wasn’t approved by legislators. The court’s 6-3 decision said, however, that the […] […]

Liberal Democrat MPs should get a veto on policies from the coalition Government, the party’s deputy leader has claimed. Simon Hughes said his party should be able to tell the Conservatives: “No, we can’t go […] […]

CARACAS, Venezuela—A court ordered one of Venezuela’s leading newspapers on Tuesday to stop publishing photographs depicting blood, guns and other violent images and warned it could face a hefty fine for having published a photo […] […]

CARACAS, Venezuela—A court ordered one of Venezuela’s leading newspapers on Tuesday to stop publishing photographs depicting blood, guns and other violent images and warned it could face a hefty fine for having published a photo […] […]

A SUICIDE bomber blew himself up at a crowded Iraqi army recruitment centre in Baghdad killing 43 people, a defence ministry official said. At least 100 other people were wounded in the blast, which occurred […] […]

THE UN has warned of a “second wave of death” in Pakistan’s floods as aid groups struggle to raise money to help the 20 million displaced people. As the death toll topped 1600 people yesterday, […] […]

THE US has resisted Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s demand to rid his country of private security firms. In an announcement that appeared to catch NATO officials by surprise, Mr Karzai vowed to shutter the lucrative […] […]