Netanyahu sees "painful" land handovers for peace

Washington : Israel must seek peace with the Palestinians that will entail "painful compromises" including the handover of biblical land dear to Jews, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.

Addressing the Congress after a testy exchange last week with President Barack Obama about the contours of a future Palestine state, the right-wing Israeli leader reiterated Israel's terms for permanent accord.

Netanyahu stresses US-Israel ties while addressing US congress

Washington : Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has begun his address to the US Congress, stressing the close ties between the two nation.

The Israeli leader thanked Barack Obama, the US president, for his "steadfast" support in ensuring Israel's security and spoke of his fears that Iran might develop a nuclear weapon.

US and Pakistan Near Open War

China has officially put the United States on notice that Washington’s planned attack on Pakistan will be interpreted as an act of aggression against Beijing. This blunt warning represents the first known strategic ultimatum received by the United States in half a century, going back to Soviet warnings during the Berlin crisis of 1958-1961, and indicates the grave danger of general war growing out of the US-Pakistan confrontation.

“Any Attack on Pakistan Would be Construed as an Attack on China”

No UN vote will ever create Palestine, Obama

Washington : During a speech to pro-Israeli lobby in here, US president Barak Obama says US commitment to Israeli security is "ironclad", he has rejected Palestinian plans to seek statehood at the United Nations.

Obama was speaking at the annual policy meeting of American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the main pro-Israel lobby in the US, on Sunday amid unprecedented tumult in the Middle East and new strains in US-Israeli relations.

No Christ Returns, No Apcalypse, No Judgment Day, May 21, 2011 passes Silently

No Christ Returns, No Apocalypse, No Judgment Day, May 21, 2011 passe2011 as Christian doomsday prophet Harold Camping looks likely to be less than rapturous after his prediction that the world would end on Saturday failed to materialize.

The 89-year-old Californian preacher had prophesied that the Rapture would begin at 6pm in each of the world's time zones, with those "saved" by Jesus ascending to heaven and the non-believers being wiped out by an earthquake rolling from city to city across the planet.

Top Ten Intelligence agencies of the World

Intelligence gathering is an incredibly important exercise; which is why so many countries place great importance on the function of their intelligence/spy agencies. Intelligence failures can lead to terrible consequences (the attack on 9/11 is but one example), while successes can help countries avert unnecessary tragedies. With that in mind, here are the top 10 spy agencies in the world today. Please note that this list only includes agencies that are presently active