By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 23 August 2006 A previously unknown Palestinian militant group claimed Wednesday to be holding two journalists working for the FOX television network, which is headquartered in the United States. The two men who were abducted...
By Gary Thomas London 07 August 2006 One of Britain's top police officers says anti-terror laws risk creating more radicals among the country's Muslim population. In a speech delivered Monday, he says toughened counter-terrorism laws in Western coun...
By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 26 June 2006 South African police say they have uncovered a weapons cache and a large quantity of money at the Johannesburg house where four police officers and eight suspects were killed in a bloody confrontation on...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 13 July 2006 Police in India's financial capital, Bombay, have detained hundreds of people in connection with the blasts that hit the city's train network, but no one has been arrested or charged. The attacks have also p...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 29 May 2006 Supporters of the opposition umbrella group Kifaya, or Enough, chant anti government slogans during a demonstration in Cairo (File photo - Jan. 27, 2006) Opposition activists in Egypt are accusing the police o...
By Bill Gasperini Moscow 27 May 2006 Russian police prevented gay rights activists from marching in Moscow Saturday, and dozens of people, including the rally's main organizer, were arrested as Russian nationalists confronted the activists. --------...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 25 May 2006 In Egypt, at least 300 pro-reform judges on Thursday stood in silent protest outside the high court, demanding an end to government interference in the judiciary. Several other peaceful protests also took plac...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 21 May 2006 Gen. Rashid Abu Shbak (File photo - Nov. 27, 2004) Palestinian police say they have foiled another assassination attempt against a security chief in the Gaza Str...
By Barry Brown Toronto 03 June 2006 Military-style security was arrayed outside a courthouse near Toronto on Saturday as 17 terrorist suspects were brought to face charges they planned to detonate thr...
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 01 June 2006 Police in the Egyptian capital have arrested at least three people who were trying to get to a small symbolic demonstration outside a police station where an a...