Imimigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to pre-empt Sami Al-Arian’s court-ordered release by taking him into custody:
- Judge Orders Former USF Professor Freed on Bond (AP/Bradenton Herald)
Iraq’s neighbors look to refresh diplomatic relations with the country following years of internal violence:
- Turkish Premier, in Iraq, Highlights a Warming Trend (New York Times)
In a new security campaign, the Palestinian Authority wants the Israeli army to step aside in order to control their own:
- Â Palestinians: Let Us Tame Wild Jenin (Christian Science Monitor)
In a move to end government paralysis, veto power is given to the Hizbullah-led opposition:
- Lebanon Leaders Agree Unity Government: Sources (New York Times)
A market for software-hacking develops as a result of U.S. sanctions:
- Syria Software Pirate Lives by Own Code of Ethics (Los Angeles Times)
“These operations widen the gap between the people and the government,” says a parliamentary figure of the US bombing of an Afghan wedding; President Karzai starts an investigation:
- Â US ‘Killed 47 Afghan Civilians’ (BBC News)
Lawyer and his supporters want to reinstate ousted judges and restore the rule of law:
- Â Pakistani Lawyer At Helm of Change (Washington Post)
Indonesian court offers different verdicts in similar press-related cases:
- Press Freedom Still Restricted in RI (Jakarta Post)Â
Médecins Sans Frontières-Swiss joins the list of humanitarian aid organizations forced out of Somali region by violence causing disruptions to trade and social services :
- MSF Halts Operations in Somali Region (UN Integrated Regional Information Networks/All Africa)
Leave a Reply