War Reporting

Alleged War Criminal as an Advisor to UN Secretary General?

9 Feb 2012

The Australasian Federation of Tamil Associations (AFTA), the umbrella body of the peak Tamil associations in Australia and New Zealand, is appalled by the news that Major General Shavendra Silva, Sri Lanka's deputy ambassador to the UN, will be part ...

Stop the war! We want Madonna, Israeli fan pleads

9 Feb 2012

"Please don't stop the music!" That's the plea of one Israeli fan of Madonna who has set up a Facebook group calling for Israel to delay until after the diva performs here in May what some fear will be an attack on Iran.

Syria risks civil war, sanctions pointless:Turkey

9 Feb 2012

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - President Bashar al-Assad still has support from Syria's middle class and the opposition is fragmented, raising the risk of a slide into full-scale civil war that inflames the region, Turkey's ambassador to the European Union has warned. Turkey, Syria's largest neighbor, is also concerned that sanctions being imposed on Damascus by the European Union and the United States ...