The Governor of the Somali Hiiran region accuses the Ethiopian troops of genocide as he along with other people tries to escape the region. It was the first time Governor Mohamed Ahmed Dhaga-Weyne pointed a finger of blame at the Ethiopian soldiers for...

Biopsy results of US presidential hopeful John McCain’s facial skin reveal that he has survived a close call with cancer. Doctors recently removed a mole-like skin growth from McCain’s face that had caused concerns over a possible...

Iraq’s Olympic team to attend the Beijing games following the IOC’s last minute decision to lift ban on the country’s Olympic association. The International Olympic Committee made the decision on Wednesday when the Iraqi delegation...

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Washington is exploiting the United Nations Security Council to advance its own agenda. “Can the UNSC adopt a resolution against the US?” President Ahmadinejad rhetorically asked in a Tuesday...

Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, says Tehran welcomes any new “constructive ideas” in its nuclear talks with the major powers. In a meeting with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi in Tehran on Tuesday, Jalili noted that Iran...

The media is gaga over Barack Obama’s international trip. They fawn, they cheer, and they marvel. But did they miss the big story? It wouldn’t be the first time in this (or a prior) election in which the MSM collectively missed the boat. And this...

Militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta region have sabotaged two pipelines belonging to the Dutch oil company, Royal Dutch Shell. The militant Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) say they carried out the attacks in accordance with...

Aid groups say that UN peacekeepers in Darfur, despite being severely under-equipped, can and must do far more to protect civilians. The joint UN-African Union force known as UNAMID is “in danger of becoming the world’s latest broken...

Zimbabwean opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai is in South Africa to follow up the negotiations with representatives of ZANU-PF party. Tsvangirai’s Chief Spokesman George Sibotshiwe did not reveal the purpose of the visit, but another source in...

American scientists have suggested that using scented air fresheners and laundry products may cause health concerns in some individuals. According to a recent study, products such as fabric softeners, detergents, dryer sheets, liquid spray air...