Friday, September 08, 2006

9/8/06

Al-Qaeda video takes credit for 9/11 A new videotape aired on Aljazeera television has shown Osama bin Laden and senior al-Qaeda members meeting some of the men who carried out the attacks against the US on September 11, 2001.

Report: Sea blockade on Lebanon lifted UN commander of peacekeeping forces says Israel has ended naval blockade of Lebanese shores.

Russia to probe Hizbullah weapons Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, at her meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday, reiterated Israel's concerns that Russian-produced weapons sold to Syria reached Hizbullah.

France rejects "war on terror" France issued an implicit criticism of U.S. foreign policy on Thursday, rejecting talk of a "war on terror."

Al-Qaeda seeks Iraq uprising support Al-Qaeda in Iraq's new leader has called on Muslims to support the Iraqi uprising.

Conference to debate 'axis of truth' Strategies for dealing with the growing threat of global terrorism will be the focus of the sixth annual international conference at the Institute for Counterterrorism.

UN warns of Gaza 'breaking point' Living conditions for Palestinians in Gaza have reached breaking point, a senior UN official has said.

Moscow will benefit from nuclear crisis Russia's position in the stand-off with Iran will continue to gain importance as the possibility increases that sanctions will be imposed on Tehran.

Ethiopian Immigrants Protest Olmert Government The United Jewish Communities of North America slammed the Olmert government for going back on promises regarding Ethiopian immigration to Israel.

Scientist: Planet going back to dinosaur era Global warming over the coming century could mean a return of temperatures last seen in the age of the dinosaur and lead to the extinction of up to half of all species, a scientist said on Thursday. "We don't agree with the theme of this story, evolution. We report it FYI."