Air strike, bombing threaten fragile Gaza ceasefire
Air strike, bombing threaten fragile Gaza ceasefire Last Updated: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 | 12:06 PM ET Comments340...

Israel accused of Gaza 'genocide'
Israel accused of Gaza 'genocide' ...

TIME Magazine: The Bible & The Apocalypse
The biggest book of the summer is about the end of the world. It's also a sign of our troubled tim...

Rockets fired from Lebanon strike northern Israel
Rockets fired from Lebanon strike northern Israel Israeli military bombs Gaza overnight as conflict against Hamas enters 13th day Last Updated: Thursday, January 8, 2009 | 2:12 AM ET Comments35...

UN chief calls for ceasefire as Israel pounds Hamas targets
UN chief calls for ceasefire as Israel pounds Hamas targets Last Updated: Monday, December 29, 2008 | 9:53 PM ET Comments1198...

Israel, Palestinians argue over tourist access to Bethlehem
Israel, Palestinians argue over tourist access to Bethlehem Last Updated Wed, 21 Dec 2005 18:30:20 EST CBC News It may be best known as the birthplace of Jesus, but some Arab merchants say the Israeli army is making it harder for tourists to visit Bethlehem. This Christmas season, it's expected about 80,000 Christian pilgrims will visit the historic West Bank town. But locals say the presence of a towering concrete wall and metal gate controlled by the...

Suspected CIA flight landed at Gander: report
Suspected CIA flight landed at Gander: report Last Updated Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:46:07 EST CBC News A Hercules aircraft owned by a Maryland firm alleged to be a front for the CIA landed in Gander, NL., last month, according to a Canadian Press report. Records obtained by CP show the Hercules aircraft left Bob Sikes Airport in Florida and landed at Gander on Nov. 28. The next day, it headed to Prestwick Airport, near Glasgow, Scotland. The ...

Rare Islamic texts to go online
Rare Islamic texts to go online by Monday 12 December 2005 2:48 AM GMT Handwritten Islamic documents are about to go online A treasure trove of information about life in the early Islamic world is to go online, enabling Muslims, scholars and the merely curious to peer into a window on the faith's rich history. Numbering more than 10,000 texts, Princeton University's collection of handwritten Islamic documents, books and letters is the la...

Israel to build sea barrier off Gaza
Israel to build sea barrier off Gaza by Friday 17 June 2005 1:17 PM GMT Israel has ignored an ICJ ruling and a UN resolution The Israeli navy plans to build a sea barrier off the coast of northern Gaza, saying it will keep out potential attackers once Israel pulls back from occupied land this summer, military officials say. The navy said the barrier, stretching 950m into the sea, is necessary because of the expected loss of surveillance ...

Comments in response to Xinjiang/Uyghur/Uighur Needle Attacks and Islam/Muslims In China
I am a Canadian born, Chinese Muslim (Han) and would like to say a few things. Before visiting China I had the same incorrect opinion that most people do, because of the lies in the media. I support China's efforts and response to the violence in Xinjiang because I've seen the truth for myself after visiting China twice, and find the media accounts on this event and most other events and descriptions of everday life to be far from the truth. China does not ...

Comments about CBC state-run and controlled media
William Z says: The government of Canada has about as much influence over CBC editiorial policy as I have. And since they are only picking up stuff from the wire services and reprinting it anyway, what difference does it make? ========================================================= This is factually incorrect. The CBC is a Government controlled and owned Crown Corporation, unless you are trying to say CBC is privately run and funded? In f...

Uighur/Uyghur Ethnic Muslims Protest in Urumqi, Xinjiang Comments about China, Islam and establishing the facts
Ithink it's important to establish the facts here, many of which are in stark contrast to what is being reported in media. I also don't believe Uighurs or Tibetans in general want indepedence or condone any form of violent protests, this is a minority of people being influenced and controlled by outside forces. The Uighurs by the East Turkestan Independence movement (exhiled Uighurs linked to this listed terrorist group). Some of the facts that aren't bein...