January, 2008

• 19 January

  Attack in Afghanistan Shows Shift in Taliban Tactics

  This week’s bombing of the Serena Hotel signals a significant change in tactics by the Taliban.

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• 18 January

  Israel “would not dare attack Iran”: Ahmadinejad

  DUBAI – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that Israel “would not dare attack Iran”, after Israel said it tested a missile and warned against Tehran’s nuclear program.

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• 18 January

  Blair urges NATO unity amid Afghan friction

  TORONTO – Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Thursday that NATO must challenge its enemies in Afghanistan firmly and in a united way, despite recent reports of friction among Western countries.

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• 18 January

  Israel should freeze settlements for peace: Germany

  BERLIN – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday that Israel should freeze the building of settlements if it wanted to achieve peace with the Palestinians.

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• 18 January

  Canada places U.S., Israel on torture watch list

  OTTAWA – Canada’s foreign ministry has put the United States and Israel on a watch list of countries where prisoners risk being tortured and also classifies some U.S. interrogation techniques as torture, according to a document obtained by Reuters on Thursday.

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• 18 January

  Five Palestinians die in Gaza as Olmert vows “war”

  GAZA – Israeli air strikes killed five Palestinians, including a mother and child, in the Gaza Strip on Thursday as Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed to wage a “war” to stop rocket attacks on the Jewish state.

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• 18 January

  Iraq Shi’ite mosque bombing kills eight: police

  BAGHDAD – A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed eight people near a Shi’ite mosque in the volatile Iraqi city of Baquba on Thursday, police said.

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• 18 January

  Arab mediator brokers Lebanese rivals’ meeting

  BEIRUT – An Arab mediator brokered a meeting between rival Lebanese leaders on Thursday but a political source said their dispute was unresolved and a breakthrough remained distant.

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• 18 January

  Beirut bomb warning shot for U.S. Lebanon policy

  BEIRUT – The first attack on the United States in Beirut in two decades was a warning shot against its policy in Lebanon, where it backs anti-Syrian leaders against rivals supported by Damascus and Tehran.

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• 18 January

  Aid pledges to Palestinians increased to $7.7 billion

  RAMALLAH, West Bank – International donors have pledged $7.7 billion in aid to the Palestinians over the next three years, more than initially reported, a Palestinian government minister said on Thursday.

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