E.U. puts new sanctions against Syria after Turkey seizes arms shipment

E.U puts in news set of sanctions against Syria after Turkey saed it has intercepted an arms shipment at sea destined for the protest-wracked country after another day of deadly demonstrations. 

The new measures are the seventh set of E.U. sanctions imposed to punish the regime of President Bashar al-Assad for its relentless crackdown on dissent that erupted in mid March. Earlier this month, the E.U. adopted a ban on Syrian crude oil imports.

Gaddafi compound hit third time by nato

TRIPOLI : According to Washington Post NATO missiles have once again hit Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi’s compound early Thursday, hours after the longtime leader appeared on state television to dispel rumors that he had died.

Missiles could be heard screeching through the sky shortly after 3 a.m., followed by massive

It's time to Right the Wrongs of History

New York : Its time to right the wrongs of History as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will attempt to secure a just future for the Palestinian people by applying for UN membership for the state of Palestine. 

After enduring decades of expulsion, discrimination and occupation, Palestinians yearn to establish a modern, democratic state. We are at the mountaintop, but whether we cross sooner or later into the promised land of freedom and statehood depends largely on an American President who wasn't even born when Abbas' family and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were forced into exile in 1948.