Finally, after 20 years since its last meeting in 1989 in Tunis, the Fatah congress convened last week, Tuesday August 4th, in the city of Bethlehem to, ostensibly, rejuvenate itself with younger blood. At the end of the convention, which was extended from three days to a week, it appeared clearly that the whole convention, from beginning to end, was tailored for the sole benefit of Mahmoud Abbas, whose presidency was expired since January 2009, and for his hired gang. Most of the alleged new rejuvenating blood seems to be as tainted and as corrupt as the old one.
I searched all over the newspapers and TV transcripts and no one asked the President what is probably the most important question of what passes for debate on the issue of health care reform: $80 billion of WHAT?
Attorney General Eric Holder is considering appointing a special prosecutor to investigate whether crimes relating to torture were committed by federal personnel during the Bush administration. There’s one big problem, however, with what Holder is proposing: His mandate to the special prosecutor would limit the investigation to underlings who committed acts outside the parameters set forth in the so-called torture memos and prohibit any investigation and prosecution of the higher-ups who designed the overall scheme or participated in its implementation.
Dozens of people have been killed after Yemeni tanks and warplanes pounded Houthi fighter strongholds in the country's north for a third day, officials have said.
Officials in Taiwan have warned of a new threat facing rescue teams in the aftermath of Typhoon Morakot, where days of heavy rain have created so-called mud lakes that threaten to burst their banks.
Israeli soldiers unlawfully shot and killed 11 Palestinian civilians, including four children, who were in groups waving white flags during the Gaza war, a report prepared by the US-based Human Rights Watch says.
Germany and France have unexpectedly emerged from recession, with the Eurozone's two largest economies growing by 0.3 per cent in this year's second quarter.
A US senator could become the first senior Washington official to meet Myanmar's reclusive top leader, Senior General Than Shwe, when he travels to the country later this week.
China has promised to make "controlling greenhouse gas emissions" a key part of future development plans, blaming global warming for worsening droughts, floods and melting glaciers.
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Officials in Taiwan have warned of a new threat facing rescue teams in the aftermath of Typhoon Morakot, where days of heavy rain have created so-called mud lakes that threaten to burst their banks.
