Iran, N Korea 'trading missile technology'

A leaked UN report says North Korea and Iran have been exchanging ballistic missile technology in violation of UN sanctions, according to the Reuters news agency.

"Prohibited ballistic missile-related items are suspected to have been transferred between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Islamic Republic of Iran on regular scheduled flights of Air Koryo and Iran Air," the report said on Saturday.

Israeli Forces killed Several Palestinians in 'Nakba' clashes

 

Israeli soldiers take positions as Palestinian youths, not seen, hurl stones during clashes at the Al-Roub refugee camp near the West Bank city of Hebron, Sunday, May, 15, 2011. The clashes erupted following a demonstration to mark the 63rd anniversary of “Nakba”, Arabic for “Catastrophe”, the term used to mark the events leading to Israel's founding in 1948. – AP Photo

Gaza : Israeli Forces opened fire on protesters in Gaza Strip, Golan Heights Ras Maroun in Lebanon and West Bank, as Palestinians are marking the 'Nakba' the day "Catastrophe". The "Nakba" is how Palestinians refer to the 1948 founding of the state of Israel, when an estimated 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled following Israel's declaration of statehood.