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Saudi Arabia
  • Elizabeth Davies , The Independent

      Migrant workers who move to Saudi Arabia in the hope of a better life and a higher income can instead expect to be faced with torture, unfair trials and forced confessions if they are accused of crimes, according to a scathing Human Rights Watch report released yesterday. The report,... » read this article
  • Syed Saleem Shahzad , Asia Times

      KARACHI - The recent spate of militant attacks in Saudi Arabia has largely been attributed to the work of al-Qaeda, and some cells purporting to represent the terror organization have even claimed responsibility for some of the bloodshed. However, intelligence sources of Pakistani origin in Saudi Arabia tell Asia... » read this article
  • Syed Saleem Shahzad , Asia Times

      KARACHI - The recent spate of militant attacks in Saudi Arabia has largely been attributed to the work of al-Qaeda, and some cells purporting to represent the terror organization have even claimed responsibility for some of the bloodshed. However, intelligence sources of Pakistani origin in Saudi Arabia tell Asia... » read this article
  • DONNA ABU-NASR , Associated Press

      KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Thirty-five people, mostly foreigners, have been killed over the past six weeks in a dramatic, new style of terror attacks for this kingdom: bodies dragged on streets, traffic police blown up in their offices, hotel guests taken hostage and a chef shot outside an... » read this article
  • DONNA ABU-NASR , Associated Press

      KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Thirty-five people, mostly foreigners, have been killed over the past six weeks in a dramatic, new style of terror attacks for this kingdom: bodies dragged on streets, traffic police blown up in their offices, hotel guests taken hostage and a chef shot outside an... » read this article
  • David Usborne in New York , The Independent

      When the terrorists who have identified themselves as members of al-Qa'ida took their hostages in Khobar last weekend, they were meticulous in choosing their targets. Muslims were allowed to leave; only foreign "infidels" were held and some were killed. But the killers had another target: the ruling royal family.... » read this article
  • David Usborne in New York , The Independent

      When the terrorists who have identified themselves as members of al-Qa'ida took their hostages in Khobar last weekend, they were meticulous in choosing their targets. Muslims were allowed to leave; only foreign "infidels" were held and some were killed. But the killers had another target: the ruling royal family.... » read this article
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World News
  • U.S. Census Data Not So Confidential After All
    The current $350 million ad campaign for the 2010 Census, including the much-maligned $2.5 million Super Bowl spots, urges individuals to “Tell your story.” The Census Bureau is particularly eager for minorities and illegal immigrants...
  • Ukraine blocks military alliances
    Ukraine's new governing coalition has announced that it will pass a law against joining military alliances such as Nato. In a statement of purpose published in the parliament's official gazette on Tuesday, the Stability and...
  • Israeli Raids Target Children
    SILWAN, EAST JERUSALEM - Three thousand heavily armed Israeli security service forces locked down large parts of the Old City of Jerusalem on Tuesday, as battalions of police fired rounds of tear gas and rubber-coated...
  • The Great Forest Die-Off
    What’s Killing the Great Forests of the American West? A Frightening Phenomenon Happening Across the Globe For many years, Diana Six, an entomologist at the University of Montana, planned her field season for the same...
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