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.

Israeli Forces Shot dead a 17 year old Palestinian during Nakba Demonstration

 

East Jerusalem : A Palestinian boy is shot dead by Israeli forces while protesting on the day of Nakba near an illegal Israeli settlement while he was protesting to mark the annualPalestinian day of mourning over the 1948 creation of Israel.

Seventeen-year-old Morad Ayyash died early on Saturday after being shot in the shoulder in the neighbourhood of Silwan, Israeli police said.

Woman raped in Congo 'nearly every minute'

According to researchers report in this months American Journal of Public Health more than 400,000 women aged 15 to 49 were raped in a 12 month period.

That equates to more than 1,100 a day, or four women raped every five minutes.

The top 10 greatest conspiracy theories

 

1. September 11, 2001

Thanks to the power of the web and live broadcasts on television, the conspiracy theories surrounding the events of 9/11 - when terrorists attacked the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington - have surpassed those of Roswell and JFK in traction. Despite repeated claims by al-Qaeda that it planned, organised and orchestrated the attacks, several official and unofficial investigations

Lady Diana's controversial Film "Unlawful Killing" ,Trailer released

The trailer for the controversial documentary examining an alleged cover-up over the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, has been released.

The film sets out to prove a cover-up by the "establishment"