War in Gaza draws U.S. viewers in droves to watch Al-Jazeera English Published: Saturday, January 24, 2009 | 5:08 PM ET Canadian Press NewsItem/NewsComponent/NewsLines/ByLine DOHA, Qatar - American viewership of Al-Jazeera English rose dramatically during the Israel-Hamas war, partly because the chan...
Police investigating Sydney race riots find pistol, ammunition in house raids 06:53:14 EST Dec 19, 2005 MIKE CORDER SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Detectives investigating race riots that rocked Sydney last week seized a pistol, ammunition, knives and smoke bombs in a series of raids Monday, police said in a statement. The weapons haul came after police questioned five men arrested Sunday night with a drum of petrol and objects for putting together makeshift...
Relief workers warn winter could bring 2nd catastrophe to Pakistan quake zone 11:54 AM EDT Oct 26 ZARAR KHAN MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan faces a second catastrophe and a new wave of deaths if the world does not come forward to help survivors of the Oct. 8 earthquake before winter sets in, aid officials said Wednesday, adding that frigid temperatures were already taking a toll on survivors' health. The warning came as the United Nations nearl...
Israel to expand West Bank settlement even as it quits Gaza Strip 10:13 AM EDT Aug 04 AMY TEIBEL JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel announced plans Thursday to expand a settlement near Jerusalem, its latest effort to consolidate control over parts of the West Bank even as it prepares to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. The plan to build 72 housing units in the Beitar Illit settlement are liable to put Israel on a collision course with the U.S. government, which oppo...
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