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Israeli panel seeks flotilla passengers' testimony
AFP - 35 mins agoJERUSALEM (AFP) - The Israeli panel examining a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla has urged anyone who was on board the flagship Mavi Marmara at the time of the operation to come forward and testify. More »
Japan protests to China over boats near islands
AFP - 1 hour 21 mins agoTOKYO (AFP) - Japan said Monday it had lodged a protest with Beijing after spotting two Chinese fisheries patrol boats near a disputed island chain at the centre of a bitter row between the Asian giants. More »
Bolivian president in Iran to seek investments
AFP - 2 hours 34 mins agoTEHRAN (AFP) - Bolivian President Evo Morales was in Tehran on Monday on a three-day visit aimed at securing Iranian investment in the South American country, the English-language Press TV reported. More »
Japan protests to Chinese over boats near islands
AFP - 5 hours 53 mins agoTOKYO (AFP) - Japan said Monday it had lodged a protest with China after spotting two of its fisheries patrol boats near a disputed island chain that is at the centre of a bitter row between the Asian giants. More »
Qatar reportedly eyeing Christie's
AFP - 6 hours 41 mins agoLONDON (AFP) - The emir of Qatar has expressed an interest in the auction house Christie's as the Gulf state seeks to establish itself as a cultural centre, in comments to a newspaper published Monday. More »
Reporter who revealed Top Secret info returns to Israel
AFP - 11 hours 5 mins agoJERUSALEM (AFP) - A reporter for the Haaretz daily accused of divulging secret military information returned to Israel on Sunday after spending several months abroad to avoid arrest, public television reported. More »
US under pressure on WikiLeaks allegations
AFP - 11 hours 28 mins agoLONDON (AFP) - Washington on Sunday came under increasing pressure to investigate allegations in the leaked Iraq war documents published by WikiLeaks, which Britain's deputy premier called "shocking". More »
Yemen trial begins of 13 Somalis on piracy charges
AFP - Yesterday, 08:18 pmSANAA (AFP) - Thirteen Somalis went on trial on piracy charges in the southeast Yemen city of Mukalla on Sunday, the official Saba news agency reported. More »
Clashes erupt again in flashpoint Jerusalem district
AFP - Yesterday, 07:49 pmJERUSALEM (AFP) - Palestinian youths and Israeli police clashed on Sunday in a flashpoint east Jerusalem neighbourhood after city officials served home demolition orders on residents, witnesses said. More »
Arab-Israeli flotilla activists to testify
AFP - Yesterday, 04:56 pmJERUSALEM (AFP) - Two Arab citizens of Israel who were on board a Gaza-bound aid ship seized in a deadly May 31 raid will testify before an Israeli commission investigating the botched operation, they said on Sunday. More »
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