Politics

Jerusalem — Israel’s defense minister expressed concern Monday about deteriorating relations with the United States and warned that “the growing alienation” with President Obama’s administration “is not a good thing for the state of Israel.” […] […]

Tony Abbot [right] File photo taken 8 June 2007 TONY Abbott has had a “Sarah Palin moment” by considering banning the dole for under-30s, a union boss has quipped, while Kevin Rudd has attacked the […] […]

TONY Abbott has proposed banning the dole for people under 30 in a bid to entice the unemployed to head west and fill massive skill shortages in the booming resources sector. The Opposition Leader made […] […]

KINGSTON has accused Washington of not doing enough to stem the flow of guns into the island. Jamaica’s Prime Minister Bruce Golding made the claim yesterday, during a more than two-hour-long presentation in Parliament. Golding […] […]

CALGARY — Canada’s treatment of Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr reflects this country’s move away from its traditional role in advancing human rights internationally, retired general Romeo Dallaire said this week. The senator and former […] […]

OTTAWA — Former MP Rahim Jaffer is set to testify Wednesday in front of a parliamentary committee, the first time he will face questions since explosive allegations surfaced that he and his wife, former minister […] […]

Pistols hanging from belts, rifles slung over backs, hundreds of firearms activists gathered close to the White House yesterday to declare that President Obama is the extremist, not them. The protest, the first time that […] […]

Osama Bin Laden has created a page on Facebook to post videos and speeches to Islamic militants. The page has almost 1,000 followers and lists the al Qaeda terror chief’s address as “the mountains of […] […]

Somali al-Shabab Islamists have brought greater stability to parts of Somalia, but at a huge cost to the local population, Human Rights Watch says. A report by the US-based group details killings, repression and harsh […] […]

Iran is holding its own nuclear summit after one in Washington Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has labelled the US an “atomic criminal” at a conference on nuclear disarmament in Tehran. He also said […] […]