BAGHDAD (AFP) — Twenty-two Iraqi soldiers were kidnapped near the Syrian border, an Iraqi military source said Wednesday as four US soldiers were killed in less than 24 hours in attacks north of the capital. With no let-up in the targeting of the country’s fledgling security forces, senior Iraqi Shiite …

Israel to free 400 prisoners today OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Agencies) — Israel will free 400 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday in what Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has called an attempt to boost moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of a Gaza withdrawal. Palestinian officials dismissed the long-delayed release as a public relations …

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — Israel’s most respected TV news anchor took a firm stand against Israeli settlers and occupation that could sway public opinion much as his US counterpart did on the Vietnam war nearly 40 years ago. For four decades, Haim Yavin has anchored the evening news on Israel’s public …