Analysis


Can Israeli tanks break Palestinian resistance?
Ever since the aggression against the oppressed people of Gaza began on December 27, 2008, Palestinians have bravely stood their ground against Israeli atrocities amid an escalating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. The Arab and Muslim world has reacted in shock to Israeli assault on Gaza Strip with protests around the region. Israeli attacks have so far killed more than 500...

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Photographer tells of Somalia captivity
A day after his release, Spanish photographer Jose Cendon spoke about how he and fellow kidnapped journalist Colin
Freeman spent five weeks playing chess in Somali caves, under the watch of their heavily-armed captors. The pair were kidnapped on November 26 in Bosasso, the main port in Somalia’s northern breakaway region of Puntland,...

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Ghana’s new president has no time for honeymoon
Ghana’s president-elect John Atta-Mills will have little time to celebrate his narrow election victory as he faces mounting government debts, wage demands and political divisions after a bruising campaign. The former vice-president, in opposition for eight years, will be sworn in tomorrow after being declared winner of one of Africa’s closest leadership races.

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An Apple visionary
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is a living legend in Silicon Valley, the man who gave the world not just a single iconic product but three. The visionary behind the Macintosh computer, the iPod and the iPhone, Jobs announced yesterday that he was suffering from a “hormone imbalance” but would stay on as Apple’s chief executive.

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Chaos hits new Senate
The new US Senate was set to convene today in a swirl of allegations of personal corruption, voter fraud and dynastic
nepotism that threatens to dog the early days of Barack Obama’s presidency. The class of 2009 could face a chaotic swearing-in ceremony. In the most high-profile standoff, Obama’s designated replacement for Illinois, Roland Burris,...

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Huge challenges await Hasina
When Sheikh Hasina is sworn in as Bangladesh’s PM today, she faces a daunting array of problems ranging from spiralling food prices to the effects of global warming. Her landslide election victory secured the Awami League party 230 of a possible 300 seats on promises that included bringing down inflation, which has hovered at around 10% for much of the past year.

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