World News
- Israeli tank fire kills three Israeli soldiers
Melbourne News.Net
Israel's Golani Brigade 13th Battalion suffered heavy casualties on Monday in the army's Cast Lead offensive.
- Egyptian President Mubarak says he wants an Israeli victory in Gaza
Melbourne News.Net
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stunned visiting foreign ministers Monday when he said he wanted Israel to emerge as the winner in the current conflict in Gaza.
- Israeli troops close in on Gaza City
Melbourne News.Net
Middle Eastern reports have placed Israeli troops in the outskirts of Gaza City.
- US administration vows to find diplomatic solution with Hamas
Melbourne News.Net
The Bush administration has said it will try to find a diplomatic solution to the Gaza conflict.
- Police in Europe to engage in secret computer hacking
Melbourne News.Net
An EU strategy against cybercrime has encouraged police across Europe to access personal computers without the knowledge of owners.
- Bangkok residents flee building fire
Melbourne News.Net
A shopping and residential section of Bangkok's Chinatown caught fire on Monday, killing one person and injuring at least 38 others.
- Secure US Embassy opened in Iraq
Melbourne News.Net
A new embassy in Iraq has been opened by the US.
- India presents Mumbai bombing evidence to Pakistan
Melbourne News.Net
Evidence linking the Mumbai attacks to Pakistani groups has been handed to the Pakistan government by Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
- Mountain collapses onto villagers
Melbourne News.Net
Part of a mountain has collapsed onto a road in northern Guatemala, leaving at least 22 people dead.
- Israel pushes ahead with conflict
Melbourne News.Net
Israeli forces have pushed forward with assaults against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
- Iran says Israel will dig its grave in Gaza
Melbourne News.Net
The speaker of Iran’s parliament, Ali Larijani, has said it is only a matter of time before Gaza becomes a "cemetery" for Israel.
- UN chief asks for border crossings to be opened
Melbourne News.Net
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told diplomats that the United Nations has an important role in stopping the violence in Gaza.
- Parents share heartbreak of children
CNN
Losing a child is like losing the center of your life, experts say A child's death seems to subvert the natural order of life and death Parents mourn loss of unfulfilled possibilities that the child...
- California gay marriage battle turns to court role
Reuters
The legal battle over gay marriage in California turned on Monday to whether the state's top court could strike down a change in the state constitution that was approved by...
- Bush to protect
The Australian
US President George W. Bush will designate nearly 518,000 sq km of the Pacific ocean today as a protected region, White House officials said, making the areas hands-off for oil drilling or other...
- Rocket slams into Ashdod kindergarten
Jerusalem Post
A Grad rocket struck an empty kindergarten in Ashdod on Monday, sending several people into shock and causing heavy damage to buildings in the area.
- Australian Jews condemn Israeli attack
The Australian
They include two authors and a former federal minister."We are Australian Jews who join thousands in Israel and around the world condemning ongoing Israeli military attacks on Gaza," the...
- UNSC to meet on Gaza resolution
Jerusalem Post
The UN Security Council has scheduled a meeting for late Tuesday afternoon to discuss adoption a resolution to halt the violence in Gaza.
- Largest American Embassy opens in Baghdad
CNN
New U.S. Embassy in Baghdad opens days after "Green Zone" control given to Iraqis New embassy covers 104 acres and is the largest in the world As U.S. military presence ramps down, other...
- Parents picket in Lower Merion
Philadelphia Daily News
Two dozen picketers angry at a proposed redistricting plan for the area's two high schools demonstrated in front of the Lower Merion School District headquarters this morning.Waving signs saying...
- Gaza civilian toll rises; diplomats seek truce
New York Post
Israel ignored mounting international calls for a cease-fire Monday and said it won't stop its crippling 10-day assault until "peace and tranquility" are achieved in southern...
- Twitter accounts of Obama, Spears hacked
CNN
Barack Obama,Rick Sanchez, Britney Spears, Fox News targeted in attack Hackers accessed tools used by employees to write inappropriate messages Hacker attack came after Twitter hit by phishing scam...
- Hope for a brighter future on a darker Broadway
International Herald Tribune
There is a sense of heavy reckoning on Broadway after nine productions, including "Hairspray," took their final bow on Sunday night. "...
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