A group of Muslim clerics warn they will call for holy war if the US sends troops to Yemen. “Muslim sons are duty bound to carry out jihad and fight the aggressors,” the statement read.
The Jerusalem Post cites claims that Iraq’s Antiquities and Heritage Authority is desecrating ancient Hebrew inscriptions at the Tomb of Ezekiel—but some caution skepticism.
Citing “hopeful” signs in the twin threats posed by nuclear weapons and climate change, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is moving its Doomsday Clock one minute away from midnight.
An investigation by the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) concluded that activist attorney Rodrigo Rosenberg planned his own assassination.
David L. Wilson of Weekly News Update on the Americas reports from stricken Port-au-Prince, where there is still no sign of government or international relief efforts.
The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan rose dramatically last year according to the latest annual survey by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
Iran’s Guardians Council approved President Ahmadinejad’s “Economic Reform Plan,” which will remove subsidies on oil, electricity, water and basic foods.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, commenting on the murder of leading quantum physicist Massoud Ali Mohammadi, said, “The method of bombing was a Zionist one.”
Gen. Douglas Frazier, head of the Pentagon’s Southern Command, indicated that refugees from the devastating Haiti earthquake may be temporarily housed at Guantánamo Bay naval base.
Spain’s National Court convicted five people for their involvement in the 2004 Madrid train bombings on charges of supporting terrorist groups that planned attacks.
Bassin Zim Education & Development Fund, a non-profit that provides aid to disaster victims and supports agricultural projects in Haiti, has launched a special earthquake relief drive.
Venezuelan soldiers closed dozens of retail outlets for price-gouging after a currency devaluation that triggered a frenzy of shopping but met with favor by international markets.
