Tuesday, September 12, 2006

9/12/06

Syria 'foils' US embassy attack A bomb attack on the US embassy in Damascus has been foiled by local security forces, Syrian officials say

Iran to aid Iraq on security As Nuri Al-Maliki, Iraq's prime minister, begins a two-day visit to Tehran, Iran has said it is willing to help establish security and stability in Iraq.

Hamas: 'No problem' with peace talks The spokesman for the outgoing Hamas-led Palestinian government said the new Palestinian coalition will have "no problem" holding peace talks with Israel.

Conference: Iran wants to be nuclear empire A number of experts at the Sixth Annual International Conference on Counter-Terrorism in Herzliya said Monday that Israel's war with Hizbullah was a new kind of confrontation.

Saddam to face angry Kurds again as trial resumes Ousted dictator Saddam Hussein's trial on genocide entered its fifth hearing Tuesday.

Al-Aqsa leader: Another 9/11 'on its way' American-trained leader of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in West Bank declares 'beginning of collapse' of US 'empire'; says wishes every day was September 11.

Catholic high-level group could fuel EU 'God' debate European bishops have commissioned a high-profile group of thinkers to draft a report on the EU's common values.

Struggle for civilization, says Bush The US president gave warning to Osama bin Laden that "America will find you".

Darfur risks catastrophe - Annan The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has warned of possible death and suffering on a catastrophic scale in Sudan's Darfur region.

Scientists test hijack-proof plane Tests have begun on a hijack-proof airliner that will steer clear of tall buildings if taken over by terrorists.