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Khaleej Times Sat 12 Dec 2009 Blair defends Iraq war, even without WMD LONDON - Britain would have backed the invasion of Iraq even if it had been known that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), former British premier Tony Blair said Saturday. Blair,... (photo: AP / Gali Tibbon, Pool) Britain Iraq London Photos incredibly |
The Siasat Daily Sat 12 Dec 2009 Gates expects 'significant' new sanctions on Iran Washington, December 11: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday that he expects "significant" new sanctions to be imposed on Iran over its controversial nuclear programme. "I think that you... (photo: US DoD / Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison) Defence Gates Iran Photos Washington |
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The Siasat Daily Sat 12 Dec 2009 Lebanon cabinet lands parliament's vote of confidence Beirut, December 11: Lebanon's parliament on Thursday granted Prime Minister Saad Hariri's government its vote of confidence by an overwhelming majority. Hariri's... (photo: AP / Ahmad Omar) Beirut Lebanon Parliament Photos Vote |
BBC News Sat 12 Dec 2009 Spain may return Saharan activist to Morocco Spain has not ruled out the option of sending a Western Sahara independence activist on hunger strike in the country back to Moroccan territory. Aminatou Haidar, 42, has... (photo: AP / Carlos Moreno) Haidar Photos Rights Sahara Spain |
BBC News Sat 12 Dec 2009 Removal of Saddam Hussein 'right', says Tony Blair Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Tony Blair says faith gave him strength to make tough decisions. (Clip courtesy of Fern Britton Meets...... (photo: (AP /Alastair Grant, Pool)) Blair Iraq Photos UK War |
Al Jazeera Sat 12 Dec 2009 Al-Qaeda leader 'killed' in US raid A US drone attack in northwest Pakistan has killed a senior al-Qaeda leader, a US government official has said. Saleh al-Somali, the man in charge of... (photo: WN) Asia Leader Pakistan Photos Terrorism |
Wall Street Journal Sat 12 Dec 2009 U.S. Freezes $2 Billion in Iran Case By JAY SOLOMON WASHINGTON -- More than $2 billion allegedly held on behalf of Iran in Citigroup Inc. accounts were secretly ordered frozen last year by a federal court in... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) Iran Nuclear Photos Sanctions US |
Wall Street Journal Sat 12 Dec 2009 Arrests Raise Fears of American Jihad By EVAN PEREZ U.S. counterterrorism officials say 2009 has turned into the year of homegrown jihad, with the unmasking of the most serious suspected terror plots... (photo: AP / Ed Andrieski) Intelligence Islam Photos Terrorism US |
The Boston Globe Sat 12 Dec 2009 AP critics Germain, Lemire pick top films of 2009 The top 10 films of 2009, according to AP Movie Writer David Germain: 1. "The Hurt Locker" -- The first great Iraq war film proves so universal that it can stand among... (photo: GFDL / Jmabel) Classic Film Iraq Photos Star |
The Daily Mail Sat 12 Dec 2009 Tony Blair: WMDs or not, I'd have gone to war with Iraq just to oust Saddam Tony Blair has confessed he would have gone to war in Iraq to remove Saddam Hussein even if he had known there were no weapons of mass destruction there. In remarks that... (photo: AP / Thibault Camus) Blair Iraq Photos War |
Al Jazeera Sat 12 Dec 2009 Arrests ahead of Copenhagen protest Dozens of demonstrators have been arrested a day before a planned protest expected to draw thousands of people, on the sidelines of the UN climate talks in... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong) Climate Change Environment Photos Police Protest |