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25 dead and over 250 injured by explosions of gas in Taiwan

gas explosion in Taiwan

At least 25 people, including five firefighters, were killed and 267 injured after a string of explosions in the gas supply system in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, according to Taiwanese emergency services. Strong bursts left shattered streets, uprooted trees and overturned cars. Authorities are investigating the causes of the incident, which occurred around midnight Thursday local […]

CIA apologizes for spying on U.S. Senate

John Brennan

It is unusual for the chief spying agency recognize errors. But in the United States, separation of powers and the persistent surveillance of the executive by the legislature, any evidence of espionage legislators by the agents, as happened a few months ago, is likely to cause a constitutional crisis. After months of dispute with the […]

Israel and Hamas blame each other for violating ceasefire

Israel launches offensive against Palestine

The ceasefire for Gaza agreed between Israel and Palestinian factions which came into force at eight in the morning of Friday has been fragile. At least 50 Palestinians have been killed from the second hour of the truce by Israeli tanks and artillery attacks, mostly in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza, as […]

Is Egypt losing role as mediator between Israel and Palestine?

Palestine

After the dismal failure of its peace initiative last week, Egypt has lost the role of mediator who had served in previous conflicts in Gaza. The change in the geopolitical balance of the region and, especially, its bad relations with Hamas have compromised its credibility and effectiveness as an intermediary. However, the gap left has […]

UN criticizes United States for blocking resolutions against Israel

Navi Pillay

The High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay has accused Israel on Thursday of violating international law in its fight against Hamas. Since last week, at a Council meeting in which member countries participated, the Commissioner noted that some of the Israeli attacks would violate international law. Pillay has condemned the Army attacks againstĀ  civilian […]

Israel reinforces Gaza operation with over 16,000 reservists

israel shelling on gaza

The Israeli army has mobilized 16,000 reservists to reinforce the military operation and replace the existing troops are on the ground in the Gaza Strip. The transaction will provide “rest for troops already mobilized ” and ” increase the number of reservists for a total of 86,000 “, as reported by a spokeswoman for the […]

EU accuses Kosovo exguerrilla of crimes against humanity

Clint Williamson

An unknown number of extinct members of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) will face charges of crimes against humanity before a European tribunal specially constituted to prosecute those responsible militiamen murder, kidnapping and rape by members of the Serb and Roma minorities; atrocities committed in the months following the end of the Kosovo war (June 1999). […]

Cameron toughens measures against EU immigrants

UK Prime Minister David Cameron

British Prime Minister David Cameron, has presented this new Tuesdays ” severe measures ” against immigration, both legally come from the European Union and the illegally present in the UK from third countries. Although Cameron surrounded the presentation of great rhetoric, first with a long article in the newspaper The Daily Telegraph pro-conservative and then […]

Dozens killed and wounded in a knife attack in Xinjiang

Xinjiang knife attack

A group of assailants with knives killed and injured dozens of people in Kashgar Prefecture, in the autonomous province of Xinjiang, in northwestern China. Official media has declared the attack as a “terrorist ” act, a concept that is becoming more present in the Chinese media, and particularly affecting the provinces where there is a […]

China’s former Minister of Security investigated for corruption

Zhou Yongkang

Zhou Yongkang, former member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Security and former minister during the tenure of former president, Hu Jintao, is under investigation for corruption, as announced on Tuesday the Chinese government official sources collected by the state news agency Xinhua. Until now, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of […]

Militants in Libya take main military base in Benghazi

Libya crisis

The main military base in Benghazi, in eastern Libya, fell into the hands of militant groups on Tuesday, after several days of fighting, as confirmed by military sources. A group of militants, including Ansar al Sharia, claimed the attack in a statement. ” The main basis of the special forces has fallen on Tuesday,” has […]

West Bank mobilizes against attack and military occupation

48ThousandMarch

“We will not launch rockets, even stones. We wish to begin to transform Palestinian politics from the base and really fighting for our rights. Gaza today is the most urgent challenge. ” Majed Bamya Speaks committee member of 48ThousandMarch, one of the organizations in these 22 -day Israeli offensive on Gaza, convened frequent protests throughout […]

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