19 year old Azhar Ahmed will be tried later this year. The teenager pleaded not guilty and denied posting a comment on Facebook about six British soldiers killed in Afghanistan last week. He has been released on bail until the next hearing in July. Ahmed was arrested and charged with “racially aggravated public order offences” […]
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UK teenager to stand trial for ‘grossly offensive’ Afghan war post on Facebook
Moscow: US-NATO coalition must finish its job in Afghanistan
Russia’s envoy to the UN says that the US-led coalition in Afghanistan should not be pulling out as its job is not even remotely complete. Moscow believes that fighting the country’s drug industry must be among the priorities. Speaking at the UN Security Council’s meeting on Tuesday, Vitaly Churkin pointed to the fact that the […]
Greece may not reach debt goal despite new cash infusion
The Greek Parliament has approved the country’s latest international bailout deal overnight. The second instalment of rescue cash for Athens from eurozone countries and the IMF exceeds €172 billion in loans. But the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission say the country might fail to lower its debt burden to the specified targets and […]
Dozens killed as terror blasts hit Iraqi cities (VIDEO)
At least 51 people have been killed in a string of explosions targeting police in more than 10 Iraqi cities, government and hospital sources told Reuters news agency. Nearly 250 people have also been injured in the attacks, which hit the Iraqi capital Baghdad and other cities in the country’s north and south. There was […]
Missile test tug-of-war in North Korea?
North Korea has made advances towards defusing tension in the region, agreeing to allow the return of UN nuclear inspectors. But Pyongyang’s plan to launch a space satellite has put itself and the whole new deal in peril. The formal invitation came three years after North Korea blocked the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from […]
Pakistan: US drone attacks must stop!
A Pakistani parliamentary commission has demanded an end to American drone strikes on the country’s territory as a condition for renewing Pakistani relations with the US. The demand was announced on Tuesday, as Pakistan’s lawmakers discussed how Islamabad should proceed in mending its relations with Washington. Ties between the long-time partners soured in 2011 over […]
UN team begins Syrian monitoring mission
A five-member UN team, mandated by Kofi Annan, the special envoy to Syria for the UN and Arab League, is in Syria attempting to launch a monitoring operation to help end the country’s crisis and establish a ceasefire. The former UN secretary-general’s spokesman said that the team, with expertise on political, peacekeeping and mediation issues, […]
HRW: Syrian opposition kidnapped, tortured, executed loyalists
Syria’s armed opposition is involved in abductions, both for ransom and for political reasons, and the torture and execution of prisoners, Human Rights Watch said in a statement. The group calls on the opposition to stop such atrocities. The rights group condemned the tactics used by groups pledging alliance to the antigovernment movement in the […]
Mexican drug cartel ‘honors’ Pope with truce
Notorious Mexican drug cartel the Knights Templar has announced a short truce to welcome Pope Benedict XVI arriving in Mexico later in the week. The cartel has put up at least 11 signs in several towns across the country, announcing the ceasefire in their battle with “competitors” – other drug cartels, and with law enforcers. […]
Hundreds die: Pentagon secret war game runs Israeli strike on Iran
An Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites may quickly spiral out of control and result in a large regional war, a Pentagon war game predicts. American casualties would be counted in hundreds at least. The two-week game held by Central Command called Internal Look played on a scenario in which Israel carried out an air […]
Israeli settlers grab West Bank water springs – UN report
Israeli settlers have taken over dozens of natural water springs in the West Bank, limiting or barring Palestinians from access to much-needed fresh water, according to the UN report. Israelis deny that the access has been banned. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it had surveyed 530 springs in the […]
‘Opposition gets indtruction from abroad’
The Syrian opposition is acting with instructions from “decision makers” abroad, Syrian Ambassador to the UN Bashar Ja’afari claims in exclusive interview with RT. He says the instructions come from Doha, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, France and Washington. Ja’afari insists that Syrian opposition is not homogenous, composed of various forces. “The opposition in Syria is about […]
Drones to host Pirate Bay servers flying over intl waters
Controversial file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has had more than its share of legal troubles over the past few years – investigations, raids, fines. Now the site has come up with a radical new plan: hosting its servers on unmanned flying drones. According to TPB’s most recent blog post, being down-to-earth is just not doing […]
Egyptian Christian minority mourns protector and spiritual leader
Coptic Christians have paid final respects to their spiritual leader. With the death of Pope Shenouda III, a staunch defender of the Christian minority in Egypt, millions of Copts face growing uncertainty about their future in Muslim-ruled Egypt. Pope Shenouda III died on Saturday at the age of 88. Hundreds of clerics, deacons and lay […]
Russia and ICRC call for daily ceasefire in Syria
Russia and the Red Cross have called on all sides in the Syrian conflict to observe a daily humanitarian ceasefire. Yet some believe that this would not help prevent further bloodshed. The move comes after a meeting in Moscow between Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the head of the International Committee of the Red […]
China’s stance on Syria – ‘a matter of principle’
Moscow and Beijing have been firmly opposing intervention in Syria, stressing the need for a diplomatic solution to the crisis. Middle East expert He Wenping says this is matter of principle. He Wenping, of the ChineseAcademy of Social Sciences, insists that Russia and China are defending the principle of state sovereignty. “Any regime change should […]
Dozens killed as terror blasts hit 10 Iraqi cities (VIDEO)
Kandahar slaughter preplanned, executed by squad – Afghan top brass The Afghan Army Chief of Staff says the slaughter of 16 civilians, including nine children, in Kandahar province was a premeditated assassination carried out by a number of servicemen, RIA Novosti reports, citing Afghan media. Views: 0
Heavy firefights erupt in Damascus
Syrian security forces have raided a den of armed terrorists in a house in western Damascus, state media reports. The fighting lasted for two hours with grenade blasts and machine gun fire being heard from the district of al-Mezzeh, witnesses say. Local civilians had been evacuated to safety before the raid, state news agency SANA […]
SWIFT reaction: Iran ‘will retaliate’, closing Hormuz Strait
Tehran’s threats to block the Strait of Hormuz in response to sanctions are not mere words, warned Iran’s senior spokesman on sanctions. As long as the West ignores international law to promote its interests, Iran will retaliate, he said. Closing the strait would be a response equal to the West’s unlawful severing of Iran from […]
Terrorist tyke? TSA pats down toddler in wheelchair (VIDEO)
TSA officers terrified a three year-old wheelchair-bound boy by subjecting him to a thorough pat-down in search of explosives. The father who filmed the shocking event wasn’t even allowed to comfort his son during the ordeal. The officer did not even allow the parent to come near his child or touch him. “I was told […]