THE SICKENING hero’s welcome accorded by Libya on Thursday to the mass murderer convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing is an indictment both of the government in Tripoli that choreographed his homecoming and of the Scottish justice minister who ordered his release on “compassionate” grounds.
The Scottish minister, Kenny MacAskill, said he released Abdel Basset Ali [...]
By: Stephen Brown
In a landmark election, millions of voters braved Taliban threats and scattered rocket attacks on Thursday to turn up at polling stations across Afghanistan and cast their ballots for a new president and for provincial officials.
This momentous event is only the second democratic election in Afghanistan’s troubled history, but it differs greatly [...]
BAGHDAD — Nearly simultaneous truck bombs struck Iraq’s Foreign and Finance ministries Wednesday as a wave of explosions killed at least 95 people, bringing the weaknesses of Iraqi security forces into sharp focus less than two months after U.S. forces withdrew from urban areas.
It was the deadliest day of coordinated bombings since Feb. 1, 2008, [...]
Mayhem in Gaza: After hours of fighting Friday, Hamas’ security forces were able to crush an uprising by gunmen associated with al-Qaeda, in the wake of a provocative speech by a local imam critical of Gaza’s current rulers.
At least 13 people were killed in the clashes and more than 80 were reportedly wounded.
Earlier, the leader [...]
