Hamas fighters are on the verge of over-running the remaining strongholds of Fatah in the Gaza Strip. The Presidential Palace and the General Intelligence Headquarters on the Gaza sea front are under attack. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas remains in the
By: Hassan Haydar Beirut- When the Syrian troops were forced to pull out of Lebanon under the angry pressure of the masses in the street following the assassination of one of the most revered national personalities since the independence of
Lebanon is facing its worst internal violence since the 1975-90 civil war. In VOA News Now's , Judith Latham talks with international journalists about the conflict between the Lebanese army and al-Qaida-inspired militants
Beirut - During the live coverage of Walid Eido's assassination, Nabih Berri's news channel anchors forgot to mute their microphones as they proceeded to laugh at the murder of Eido, and imply there was more coming.
A growing frustration among Turks over the rising death toll from attacks by Kurdish rebels in the country's southeast found expression in anti-government slogans at the funerals of three soldiers Monday.
The 6th Transylvania International Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday. Also this week: an exhibition in Sofia features Serbian naive art, and the first Montenegrin Youth Drama Festival is held in Bar.
Meeting Turkish officials in Ankara, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the Alliance backs efforts to eliminate PKK terrorism. He denied allegations that some NATO member states have assisted the Kurdish separatist group.
