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French investigators believe the Air France plane that crashed in the Atlantic broke up on contact with water, not in mid-air.
2 Jul 2009 at 11:30am
The UN's top health official tells a swine flu forum in Mexico that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable.
2 Jul 2009 at 5:50pm
The late Michael Jackson's ex-wife is undecided over whether to fight for custody of their two children, her lawyer says.
2 Jul 2009 at 5:45pm
The UN secretary general will visit Burma to seek the release of political prisoners including Aung San Suu Kyi.
2 Jul 2009 at 6:24pm
President Obama warns Moscow ahead of a visit that "Cold War approaches" to relations with the US belong in the past.
2 Jul 2009 at 12:46pm
Security forces in the Russian North Caucasus city of Nalchik besiege a flat after coming under fire, Russian media report.
2 Jul 2009 at 6:46pm
US investigators publish accounts of interviews with Saddam Hussein, giving a wealth of detail about the Iraqi leader.
2 Jul 2009 at 11:39am
A US soldier is captured by militants in eastern Afghanistan, as the US launches a major anti-Taliban offensive in the south.
2 Jul 2009 at 5:40pm
Species around the world are still being lost despite governments pledging action to reverse the trend, a report warns.
2 Jul 2009 at 10:38am
A new joint-venture energy firm between Nigeria and Russia has got online communities twittering, after the governments choose the name Nigaz.
2 Jul 2009 at 7:14am
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American soldier believed captured in Afghanistan
The U.S. military releases few details about the apparent capture by militants in the east. The soldier has been missing since Tuesday.
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, and Istanbul, Turkey -- An American soldier is believed to have been captured by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said today.
2 Jul 2009 at 9:59am
Teen air crash survivor clung to debris in ocean for 12 hours
The 14-year-old girl believed to be the only survivor of a Yemenia jetliner crash off Comoros was thrown from the plane amid darkness, she tells her father.
The 14-year-old girl believed to be the lone survivor of a jetliner crash in the Indian Ocean was thrown from the plane and into the waves, where she heard voices but saw no one in the darkness, her father told a French radio station Wednesday.
2 Jul 2009 at 2:00am
Nuclear watchdog elects Japanese diplomat as its leader
Yukiya Amano emerges the winner in a months-long competition against a South African rival to head the International Atomic Energy Agency. He is believed to agree with the U.S. stance on Iran.
After a months-long deadlock and half a dozen inconclusive votes, the world's atomic energy watchdog on Thursday elected as its leader a Japanese diplomat described as colorless by foes and competent by allies.
3 Jul 2009 at 2:00am
North Korea fires four short-range missiles
The nation has ratcheted up tension in the region and the world with recent test launches and a nuclear detonation. An anticipated July 4 missile test has spurred the U.S. to upgrade security in Hawai
North Korea today test-fired four short-range missiles, weeks after the reclusive state warned vessels to avoid its coastline due to projected military maneuvers, according to South Korea's Defense Ministry.
2 Jul 2009 at 8:55am
Honduras is given a deadline to reinstate ousted president
The Organization of American States adopts a resolution threatening to suspend the nation's membership if it does not return President Manuel Zelaya to power within 72 hours.
Reporting from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and Mexico City -- Ramping up pressure on Honduras' interim rulers, the Organization of American States threatened Wednesday to suspend the nation's membership if ousted President Manuel Zelaya was not returned to power within 72 hours.
2 Jul 2009 at 2:00am
Air France Flight 447 fell intact into sea, French report
A French investigator says Air France Flight 447 did not break up in flight but plunged vertically into the Atlantic Ocean.
2 Jul 2009 at 8:45am
On the Afghanistan frontier, change may be at hand
A U.S. troop buildup and Pakistan's military offensive are beginning to put a squeeze on Taliban insurgents.
In the enveloping darkness of a starless summer night, the sizzle-thump of incoming Taliban rockets is swiftly answered by the percussive boom of outgoing U.S. artillery. But the American troops manning this base in eastern Afghanistan know that their elusive nighttime foe can slip away to sanctuary in Pakistan, just 20 miles away.
2 Jul 2009 at 2:00am
June death toll of Iraqis highest in 11 months
The 438 Iraqis who died in violence last month include 68 members of the security forces. The sharp rise in deaths could indicate what's to come now that U.S. troops have pulled back from cities.
Offering a possible harbinger of what is to come now that U.S. troops have withdrawn from Iraq's cities, the death toll in June among Iraqis was the highest in 11 months, the nation's Health Ministry reported Wednesday.
2 Jul 2009 at 2:00am
Iran book publisher recalls weeklong ordeal in prison
The man, mistakenly detained, was crammed into a cell with hundreds of others seized in the election unrest. They were threatened by a pistol-wielding young man and interrogated. Some were beaten.
The young man waved a pistol at them.
2 Jul 2009 at 2:00am
With President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad set to be sworn in for another term, his reformist opponents appear to have shifted tactics, seeking to tarnish the government's reputation and credibility.
Opponents of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad went on the offensive Wednesday, proclaiming his government "illegitimate." They vowed to continue disputing his reelection despite a violent crackdown on their protests and dire warnings against challenging the vote.
2 Jul 2009 at 2:00am
Electronic Intifada
Gaza's sea a "no-go zone" for fishermen
GAZA CITY, occupied Gaza Strip (IPS) - "They told us 'go west or we will shoot you,'" says Ashraf Sadallah. "Initially, we refused, so they began shooting very close all around our boat." At 6am on 16 June, Sadallah and his brother Abdel Hadi Sadallah, in their early twenties, went roughly 400 meters out to sea off the coast of Sudaniya in Gaza's northwest. "We wanted to bring in nets we had left out the night before," says Sadallah.
2 Jul 2009 at 2:15pm
Why Obama should fire General Dayton
The US-sponsored "security coordination" program headed by Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton, which was launched by the Bush Administration in 2005 to allegedly help the Palestinians reform their security services, has done more harm than good. US President Barack Obama would do well to fire Dayton and put an end to US intrusion into internal Palestinian affairs. Mohammed J. Herzallah comments for The Electronic Intifada.
2 Jul 2009 at 1:52pm
Gaza aid boat crew detained, threatened with deportation
RAMALLAH, occupied West Bank (IPS) - Twenty-one international peace activists were seized by Israeli naval frigates in international waters Tuesday as their boat The Spirit of Humanity tried to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza. The activists, including former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney and Irish Nobel Peace laureate Mairead Maguire, and nationals from 11 other countries were part of the Free Gaza Movement (FGM) efforts to break Israel's naval and border blockade of Gaza.
2 Jul 2009 at 1:50pm
Newsroom politics dramatized in "Oh Well Never Mind Bye"
The play Oh Well Never Mind Bye is set in the busy newsroom of an unnamed London-based newspaper -- probably a right-wing tabloid -- in the days before and after London police shot dead a Brazilian immigrant on an underground train. But in a genuinely brave piece of playwriting, Steven Lally has drawn on wider themes, including the "churnalism" that has turned much of the journalistic profession into a regurgitation of celebrity press releases, the way in which Palestine and related issues are reported in the mainstream media and the influence of the Zionist lobby on news coverage. Sarah Irving reviews for The Electronic Intifada.
2 Jul 2009 at 5:32am
Month in pictures: June 2009
The below photographs are a selection of images from the month of June 2009. "The month in pictures" is an ongoing feature by The Electronic Intifada. If you have images documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and culture, or of solidarity with Palestine, please email images and captions to photos A T electronicintifada D O T net.
1 Jul 2009 at 12:35pm
Drug addiction on the rise in besieged Gaza
GAZA CITY, occupied Gaza Strip (IPS) - They are little white, yellow or green pills and are available almost anywhere. At the pharmacies or in the market, they are accessible, addictive and cheap. "I take them because it makes me forget, at least for a little while, that I'm in Gaza," says Abu Alaa, a resident of the strip and father of four. "There is no alternative." Looking to escape years of war, searing poverty and an unrelenting economic blockade, medical officials in the Gaza Strip say residents have developed a serious addiction to the narcotic painkiller Tramadol.
1 Jul 2009 at 7:31am
Salam Fayyad's false optimism
A Palestinian state could become "a firm reality" by the "end of next year or within two years at the most," Salam Fayyad, the prime minister appointed by Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas, was quoted as saying on 22 June in a speech at Al-Quds University in Abu Dis, a village outside Jerusalem. Such expectations have been frequently voiced before by former Palestinian prime minister and negotiator Ahmad Qureia, or the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. But what is more evident are the facts on the ground that do not provide much support for these expectations. Rami Almeghari comments for The Electronic Intifada.
1 Jul 2009 at 5:09am
Israeli gunboats seize Gaza aid ship
Today Israeli Occupation Forces attacked and boarded the Free Gaza Movement boat, the Spirit of Humanity, abducting 21 human rights workers from 11 countries, including Noble laureate Mairead Maguire and former US Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney (see below for a complete list of passengers). The passengers and crew are being forcibly dragged toward Israel.
30 Jun 2009 at 4:17pm
"Embers and Ashes:" An intellectual's exile, struggle and success
In his autobiography, Embers and Ashes: Memoirs of an Arab Intellectual, the late Hisham Sharabi transports the reader seamlessly from his early life in Palestine, where he was born in 1927, to his studies at the American University of Beirut, and finally his own American experience and life as a university professor at Georgetown. While it occasionally lacks cohesion, the book is unmistakably personal and insightful. Atef Alshaer reviews for The Electronic Intifada.
30 Jun 2009 at 2:36pm
Israeli doctors colluding in torture of Palestinian detainees
Israel's watchdog body on medical ethics has failed to investigate evidence that doctors working in detention facilities are turning a blind eye to cases of torture, according to Israeli human rights groups. The Israeli Medical Association (IMA) has ignored repeated requests to examine such evidence, the rights groups say, even though it has been presented with examples of Israeli doctors who have broken their legal and ethical duty towards Palestinians in their care. Jonathan Cook reports.
30 Jun 2009 at 1:43pm
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Air France flight 447 crashed belly-first into the Atlantic ... - Times Online
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The pilots of the Air France aircraft that crashed off Brazil may have fought to control their stricken aircraft to the end, because it was intact when it hit the Atlantic ocean, investigators indicated yesterday. In a first report on the disaster that ...
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2 Jul 2009 at 6:18pm
Coup D'etat in Honduras Highlights Zelaya's Relationship with Chavez - Voice ...
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The coup in Honduras that ousted President Manuel Zelaya has been widely condemned by the international community. The United States and other countries around the world are calling for his reinstatement. ...
US hits 'pause button' on aid to HondurasAFP
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2 Jul 2009 at 6:25pm
Court decriminalizes gay sex in Indian capital - The Associated Press
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NEW DELHI (AP) ? New Delhi's gay community celebrated a landmark court ruling Thursday that decriminalizes homosexuality ? a decision that could end widespread police harassment and be a harbinger for gradual acceptance for homosexuals across this ...
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2 Jul 2009 at 3:12pm
Early success as US Marines flood into Helmand - Times Online
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Thousands of US Marines stormed into the Helmand river valley under cover of night yesterday, the opening phase of Barack Obama's new high-risk strategy in Afghanistan. In Operation Khanjar, or Strike of the Sword, hailed by one commander as a ?D-Day ...
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2 Jul 2009 at 5:34pm
Could a North Korean missile reach Hawaii? - Christian Science Monitor
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North Koreans on Thursday tested several short-range missiles, but their track record on longer-range missile technology has been poor. By Peter Grier | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Washington - Could North Korea hit Hawaii with a ...
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2 Jul 2009 at 6:39pm
'IDF will struggle to destroy tunnels' - Jerusalem Post
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American engineers who serve as consultants for the Egyptian military have recently informed Israel that Hamas has succeeded in digging 60-meter deep smuggling tunnels to avoid detection and destruction by the IDF, defense officials said ...
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2 Jul 2009 at 6:34pm
Lose the Cold War attitude, Obama tells Putin - Times Online
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President Obama has scolded the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for failing to move on from Cold War dynamics. His remarks come on the eve of a much-anticipated trip to Moscow next week in which he aims to ?hit the reset button? on relations with ...
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2 Jul 2009 at 6:32pm
Iranian leaders urge legal action against Mousavi - ABC Online
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Iran's hardline leaders have called for legal action to be taken against opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi over the post-election protests that have rocked the country. Iranian authorities blame Mr Mousavi ...
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2 Jul 2009 at 6:08pm
Documents Show Iraqi Dictator's Fears - New York Times
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WASHINGTON ? In a series of interrogations before his execution, Saddam Hussein told an FBI agent that, on the eve of the 2003 American invasion, Iraq was trapped between United Nations orders to demonstrate that it had disarmed and a ...
FBI notes: Saddam Hussein sought familiar refugeThe Associated Press
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2 Jul 2009 at 4:24pm
Britain fails on deadline for withdrawal of ambassadors from Tehran - Telegra...
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Britain was rebuffed last night in its attempt to secure an EU deadline for the withdrawal of the bloc's 27 ambassadors from Tehran if a local embassy employee in Iranian custody was not released. by Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent ...
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2 Jul 2009 at 6:44pm