Noam Chomsky: no change in US 'Mafia principle'

Top American intellectual sees no significant change of US foreign policy under Obama.


Islamophobes in new UK clashes

Anti-fascists protesters demonstrate against protest by Islamophobic British far-right.


Migrant workers severely exploited in Israel

Report shows grim picture of systematic violations of workers’ rights in Israeli agricultural sector.


Born in Israel but unwanted by the Jewish state

Hundreds of non-Jewish children born in Israel face deportation as parents overstay their visas.


Enemy within: rape in US military ranks

Rate of sexual assaults within US military now exceeds that of general American population.


Parents of US soldier who killed himself in Iraq speak out

US policy prevents President from acknowledging deaths of soldiers who committed suicide.


'Cyber Resistance'

US soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan use Internet to tell their stories to public, break army censorship.


Palestinian farmers struggle with water crisis

Israel's water policies causing tremendous harm to Palestinians, their livestock, in West Bank.


High price of Abu Ghraib truth

US whistle-blowers face immense pressure to abandon scandalous truths or pay the price.


Traumatised Gazans turn to painkillers

Israeli war, continuous siege push traumatised Gazans into being hooked on painkillers.


Lebanon's Shiite clans seek new, respectable image

Clans are making efforts to do away with their reputation as outlaws who have long ruled supreme in Bekaa.


Syria's Golan Heights

Syrians urge pressuring Tel Aviv to end illegal Israeli occupation of Golan Heights.


'Sahrawi Gandhi' awarded New York peace prize

Champion of peaceful resistance in Western Sahara wins leading international peace award.


Amira Hass wins women media award

Israeli journalist known for defending Palestinian rights awarded for remarkable bravery.


What are the costs of Christian Zionism?

Analyst explores how Christian Zionism is co-opted by AIPAC, used to carry out Israeli objectives.


US Republicans side with Halliburton/KBR against gang-raped woman

American woman gang-raped by fellow US contactors in Iraq wins rights despite Republican opposition.


US actress slams Israeli war on Gaza as against 'common decency'

Mia Farrow: Israeli war against all international laws, 1.5 Gazans live in absolute terror.


Israel in book burning over 'ethnic cleansing' reference

Israel pulls textbook over reference to Jewish 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians during 1948.


Iraq archives lost, damaged after US invasion

Some Iraqi documents end up in neighboring countries while others reach Israel via US.


US actress says Israeli-besieged Gaza children deserve better

Mia Farrow says Palestinian children in Gaza still traumatised by Israeli offensive at turn of year.




One in four Israelis 'below poverty line'




Lots of success for Iraqi stamp auction




Gaza gift shop markets 'Goldstone' headscarves




Solar power helps Lebanese schools, hospitals




UAE builds world’s first Arabic speaking robot




Fenced in but defiant in Israeli-occupied West Bank




Iraqi honey industry battling to regain its buzz




Humanitarian magazine shines light on Palestinian plight




Anti-American Christian extremist hailed by Bushes




'I love Guantanamo' billboards hit US capital