The Australian Noble action likely to fail | THE Rudd Government's effort to bring a legal action against Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for incitement to genocide is almost certain to fail. | Nonetheless, it is a noble endeavour worthy of... (photo: UN/Paulo Filgueiras)
Asia Times A deadly miscalculation in Lebanon | By Sami Moubayed | DAMASCUS - The Lebanese government made a fatal underestimation of how far leaders of the Shi'ite group Hezbollah would go to preserve what they believe are their rights, such as ... (photo: AP Photo)
BBC News Key 9/11 suspect charges dropped | The Pentagon has dropped charges against a Saudi citizen alleged to have been the "20th hijacker" in the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US. | Mohammad al-Qahtani was one of six Guantanamo Bay inma... (photo: DoD /R. D. Ward.) AttacksHijackerPentagonPhotosSaudi
CBS News Bush's Mideast Peace Plan Meets Reality When President Bush began his first energized pursuit of an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord just over five months ago, confidence was his constant companion. "I'm optimistic," he said over and over a... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh) BushGovernmentPhotosPoliticsPresident
Middle East Online How will Bush be received in Saudi? President George W. Bush will likely receive little more than a smile and handshake when he asks Saudi Arabia to help lower oil prices during a visit to Riyadh this week ... (photo: DoD / D. MYLES CULLEN, USAF STAFF SGT) BushEconomyPhotosPresidentSaudi Arabia
Khaleej Times Olmert probe won't scuttle peace talks: Bush | JERUSALEM - US President George W. Bush has reaffirmed his support for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and insisted a criminal corruption probe into close his ally w... (photo: White House / Eric Draper ) IsraelJerusalemPhotosPoliticsUS
Khaleej Times Senators push Bush to pressure Saudis on oil | WASHINGTON - Senate Democratic leaders on Monday urged President George W. Bush to use his upcoming trip to the Middle East to convince Saudi Arabia to pump more oil an... (photo: White House/Chris Greenberg ) EconomyOilPhotosS ArabiaUS