Jerusalem: At least 15 Palestinians have been killed in the worst violence between Israeli forces and militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip in nearly a year, even as Israel warned of more attacks if its civilians are targetted. Gaza-based medical officials said an airstrike on Saturday killed two men in the southern part of the Hamas-ruled territory, raising to 15 the number of Palestinians killed since Israel assassinated a top...
12:12 AM, Mar 11, 2012
Cairo: The fate of Egypt's former strongman Hosni Mubarak will be decided on June 2, with the Egyptian court conducting his trial setting the final date for verdict after the ousted president turned down a last chance to speak in its final session on Wednesday. The prosecution has called for death penalty for Mubarak, who was Egypt's most powerful man for over 30 years until a mass revolution overturned his...
05:07 AM, Feb 23, 2012
Gaza: Gaza militants fired rockets at southern Israel on Monday, in violence that tested a shaky truce brokered by Egypt after a border flare-up that has claimed the lives of a dozen Palestinian gunmen and an Israeli civilian since the weekend. An Israeli military spokeswoman said four rockets slammed into the Ashkelon and Beersheba regions as darkness fell on Monday, while a fifth was intercepted by a missile defence shield...
12:29 AM, Nov 01, 2011
Gaza: Violence between Israel and Gaza militants flared anew on Sunday after Egypt said it had brokered a truce to end attacks that have killed 10 Palestinian gunmen and an Israeli civilian in the past five days. A ceasefire had appeared to be taking hold, with the frontier quiet for some eight hours, until Israeli aircraft attacked Palestinian militants who the military said were about to fire rockets from the...
12:32 AM, Oct 31, 2011
United Nations: India has asked Israel to stop settlement activities in occupied Palestinian territories, which it described as a stumbling block in Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed said that New Delhi welcomed the recent agreement between Israel and Hamas on exchange of prisoners and hopes this move will "ease tension and build confidence". Speaking at a UN Security Council debate on the situation in...
09:56 AM, Oct 25, 2011
Gaza City: Hamas' leader in the Gaza Strip says the militant group has officially turned over a captive Israeli soldier to Egypt as part of a prisoner swap with Israel. In a text message, Mahmoud Zahar said on Tuesday that his group is no longer holding Sgt Gilad Schalit. Earlier, militants had whisked the 25-year-old soldier across Gaza's border to Egypt, which has acted as a mediator in the deal....
01:01 PM, Oct 18, 2011
Dubai: The controversial killing of a top Hamas leader in a five-star hotel here in January 2010 is set to become a Hollywood movie soon, news reports said. Sony Pictures has picked the pitch for the upcoming movie titled 'Shadow Runner,' which is loosely based on the events leading to the murder of Hamas military commander Mahmoud Al Mabhouh by a 17-member gang, the Gulf News daily reported. However, no...
02:37 PM, Jul 16, 2011
Rafah: After four years, Egypt on Saturday permanently opened the Gaza Strip's main gateway to the outside world, bringing long-awaited relief to the territory's Palestinian population and a significant achievement for the area's ruling Hamas militant group. The reopening of the Rafah border crossing eases an Egyptian blockade of Gaza that has prevented the vast majority of the densely populated area's 1.5 million people from being able to travel abroad....
01:12 PM, May 28, 2011
Gaza: Egypt has invited Palestinian leaders to Cairo next week for the signing of a unity agreement that would end rivalry among ruling factions, Palestinian officials said on Friday. The Egyptian-brokered deal, announced unexpectedly on Wednesday, calls for forming a new government acceptable to both Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction, which is dominant in the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip Hamas's rulers. Israel denounced the agreement, saying Abbas...
10:25 PM, Apr 29, 2011
Bangalore: The police on Thursday night nabbed two prime accused in February suspected honour killing of KR Deepika at Thamasandra village in Kanakapura. The arrested are Gowramma and Mooge Gowda, mother and grandfather of KR Deepika. The 20-year-old was murdered along with her four-month-old son, allegedly by her family, for marrying her neighbour Venkatesh, who belongs to another caste. Four other accused, including Deepika's father Ramakrishnaiah, uncle KV Venkatesh, aunt...
10:54 AM, Mar 19, 2011
The captain of the ship told the Israeli navy on Tuesday night that engine troubles had hobbled the ship. ...
12:29 PM, Jul 14, 2010
On Saturday, Israeli navy had taken control of the second ship trying to deliver aid to Palestinians in Gaza. ...
12:37 PM, Jun 06, 2010
Israel had orders the ship to divert to its Ashdod port and offered to deliver the aid to Gaza after inspecting it. ...
05:49 PM, Jun 05, 2010
The ship is carrying aid and activists to Gaza, which remains tightly blockaded by the Israeli navy since 2007. ...
12:51 PM, Jun 05, 2010
Israel's operation against aid ships in Gaza drew worldwide condemnation. However, Israel remains defiant. ...
10:09 PM, Jun 01, 2010
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