Politics

JERUSALEM—Israel’s defense minister on Tuesday voiced his opposition to allowing soldiers to testify in civilian investigations, casting new doubts on Israeli participation in a U.N. probe of a deadly Israeli raid on an international flotilla. […] […]

Canada’s courts won’t be a willing party to the United States or any other country abusing our citizens, even in the battle to thwart terror. That’s the welcome message Superior Court Justice Christopher Speyer has […] […]

DAMASCUS, Syria—An Iranian official says Americans “must be dreaming” if they think they can intimidate Tehran into giving up its nuclear program. Ali Akbar Velayati is an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. […] […]

WASHINGTON—The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Monday he has suspended U.S. military aid to Lebanon’s army amid growing concern in Congress that American-supplied weapons could threaten Israel. Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., said […] […]

HONOLULU — A federal jury in Hawaii today convicted a former B-2 stealth bomber engineer of selling military secrets to China. Noshir Gowadia was convicted on 14 counts, including conspiracy, violating the arms export control […] […]

THE person on trial at The Hague is, according to the prosecution, a monster responsible for some of the most horrific acts of the last century. Yet by the close of yesterday’s bizarre proceedings in […] […]

ISRAEL threatened today to pull out of a UN inquiry into a deadly raid on a Turkish flotilla heading for Gaza, after the UN chief said there is no agreement that the panel will refrain […] […]

An 18-year-old Iranian is facing imminent execution on charges of homosexuality, even though he has no legal representation. Ebrahim Hamidi, who is not gay, was sentenced to death for lavat, or sodomy, on the basis […] […]

Dr Neil McGill shot dead by gunmen in Manchester The murder Friday night of former People’s National Party (PNP) parliamentarian Dr Neil McGill yesterday elicited expressions of shock, disbelief and condemnation from the ruling and […] […]

FIDEL Castro has issued a dire warning of a nuclear “holocaust” as he mustered enough strength to address Cuba’s parliament for the first time since 2006. The soon-to-be 84 father of the Cuban revolution looked […] […]