Israeli group to help Palestinians sue over settlements

The Yesh Din organization, an Israeli leftist advocacy group, said on Friday that it was starting a campaign to help Palestinians sue the state of Israel for its use of their privately owned lands for Jewish settlements in the West Bank (photo, from aljazeera.net).

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Dutch anti-Islam MP to be prosecuted

Dutch politician and film-maker Geert Wilders (photo, from aljazeera.net), is to be prosecuted for inciting racial hatred against Muslims.

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Indian soldier kills six comrads

Six soldiers of an elite Indian army were shot dead by another member of the force, during a shooting incident in the north-eastern state of Manipur, says the army. (photo, from bbc.co.uk)

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Obama breaks away from the Bush era

Issuing three executive orders on Thursday, US President Barack Obama (photo, from cnn.com) took his first strides on the world stage, demonstrating a clean break from the Bush administration.

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Massive execution of murderers in Iran

Iranian state media says that ten convicted murderers have been put to death in a single day.

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UN releases photos of attack on Gaza

Images have been released by the United Nations, which believe they show white phosphorus munitions raining down on one of its compounds during Israel’s war on Gaza (photo, from aljazeera.net).

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Austria : Fritzl trial date named

Joseph Fritzl will go on trial on 16 March, has announced a court in Austria. He is accused of keeping his daughter as a sex slave for 24 years and fathering seven children by her.

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US agents ‘used torture’ at Guantanamo Bay

A Saudi man (photo, from bbc.co.uk) suspected of involvement in the 11 September attacks has been tortured by US agents at Guantanamo Bay, has said Susan Crawford, the official overseeing trials at the camp.

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Israeli army shot at from Jordan

Israeli troops guarding the country’s border with Jordan have been fired at from across the border, said Israeli army.

No one was hurt in the attack on Tuesday, said an Israeli army spokesperson.

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Gaza offensive condemned as ‘genocide’

Israel’s killings of Palestinians in its Gaza offensive have been called “genocide” by Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann (photo, from aljazeera.net), the president of the UN General Assembly.

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