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Palestine Council appoints new members to city's A&P Commission 
Forrest City Times-Herald - Mar 23 1:03 PM
Three new members were appointed to the Palestine Advertising and Promotion Commission this week after council members learned all of the previous members had resigned.'India should play active role in Palestine peace' Express India - Mar 22 10:21 PM
Appreciating India's stand on the formation of a unity government in Palestine, the new Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority Ziyad Abu Amr has called upon New Delhi to play an active role in the peace process in that region.'India should play an active role in Palestine peace process' New Kerala - Mar 22 10:08 PM
Jerusalem, Mar 23: Appreciating India's stand on the formation of a unity government in Palestine, the new Foreign Minister of the Palestinian Authority Ziyad Abu Amr has called upon New Delhi to play an active role in the peace process in that region.Speaker to give facts, views on Palestine Corvallis Gazette-Times - Mar 22 10:23 PM
Palestine: What was, What is and What is to Come is the title of a presentation at noon March 29 at the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library.Expert: Palestine occupation by Israel like apartheid San Diego Union-Tribune - Mar 23 11:03 AM
Japan: Ship returns with 508 whales Associated Press A Japanese whaling ship returned to port from Antarctica Friday with a catch of 508 whales, despite having its annual hunt cut short by a deadly fire.The International Tug-of-War over Palestine Middle East Online - Mar 22 1:44 AM
Supporting the new unity government of Palestine without financial support is the best way to see it fall and the crisis to intensify further, says Patrick Seale .Ohio's Israel advocates prepare for Palestinian solidarity gathering JTA - 28 minutes ago
Israel advocates at Ohio State University are preparing to face a controversial national student conference of the Palestine Solidarity Movement. Before you continue...Shimon Tzabar Independent - Mar 23 5:39 PM
Shimon Tzabar, journalist, writer, artist and activist: born Tel Aviv, Palestine 5 March 1926; married (two sons); died London 19 March 2007.In Palestine, Identity Is Regained Through Poetry The Online NewsHour - Mar 22 5:24 PM
Poets in the Arab world have historically been important cultural figures, and this tradition continues among Palestinians. In the second of his reports on Middle East poetry, Jeffrey Brown discusses poetry's role in Arab society with three leading Palestinian poets.UAE-OPT: Interview with Karen AbuZayd, Commissioner General of the UN Agency for Palestine refugees AlertNet - Mar 21 6:49 AM
Source: IRIN I think that UNRWA has always been very special among the Palestinians and known as being part of them because we have all over the region 27,000 staff who are Palestine refugees. Of course, because they know that we are there to help them and so on, we are appreciated by the community and that certainly helps the UN generally. Injured Soldier and Family Pleased with Walter Reed Experience WISH-TV Indianapolis - Mar 23 1:39 PM
By Mary McDermott NEW PALESTINE, Ind. - Doctors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center have treated thousands of servicemen and women injured in Iraq including Jeff Mittman from New Palestine. The recent allegations of poor conditions at the facility surprised Mittman and his family.Bush seeks less aid for Palestine Deseret Morning News - Mar 22 11:44 PM
The Bush administration will reduce by about 40 percent the aid it is seeking from Congress for the security forces of the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and set new conditions for monitoring the money because of concerns that some of it could end up with Hamas, the militant Islamist organization, administration officials said Wednesday.SMS NEWS to 8888 for latest updates The Times of India - Mar 23 8:55 AM
The ratification of a new national unity government in Palestine, under the auspices of the Saudis, brought with it hope that a serious effort at peacemaking with Israel was possible.East Palestine s Hanolt named second team All-Ohio The East Liverpool Review - Mar 20 10:15 PM
COLUMBUS East Palestine s Dan Hanolt continued to pull in the postseason awards Tuesday when he was named second team All-Ohio in Div. III by The Associated Press.Palestinian film s designation at Oscars remains under debate JTA - Mar 22 3:16 PM
An Israeli Arab director s entry for the Academy Awards continues to stir up questions, including whether to list its origin as Palestine, as requested by its creator.The tug-of-war over Palestine Gulf News - Mar 22 2:59 PM
At this fragile stage of its young life, the Palestinian national unity government is facing a moment of danger. It has been welcomed here and there with smiles and handshakes, contacts with several countries have been established, but one vital thing is lacking: money.U.S. revises aid package to Palestine AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 21 9:23 AM
The Bush administration will reduce a proposed $86 million security assistance package to the Palestinian government in an effort to see that none of the money ends up with forces loyal to the radical Hamas movement.Paint on shoes helps police catch three who targeted school Forrest City Times-Herald - Mar 22 12:49 PM
Wheatley Police arrested three people Tuesday for recent vandalism at the Palestine-Wheatley Middle School. Wheatley Police Chief Donald Parkman says they were not exactly caught red handed; the red paint on their shoes gave them away.Chattanooga Youths Arrested for Ark. Vandalism WRCB Chattanooga - Mar 22 6:34 PM
Three Chattanooga youths are in trouble with Arkansas police after allgedly spending their spring break on a vandalism spree. The Herald-News of Forrest City, Arkansas reports that Wheatley Police arrested the three Chattanooga youths for vandalism at Palestine-Wheatley Middle School.Analysis: Past haunts Palestinian Cabinet UPI - Mar 23 2:41 PM
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was sitting with Israeli journalists Wednesday when an aide brought in a note. Hamas militants had just attacked the ...India welcomes formation of Palestinian National Unity government Islamic Republic News Agency - Mar 22 7:31 AM
India - Palestine - Govt India welcomes formation of the Palestinian National Unity Government resulted from efforts made by all Palestinian parties, it was reported here Thursday.Global contest seeks a "just, peaceful" Jerusalem Boston Globe - 2 hours, 49 minutes ago
It could be billed as the world's best minds tackle one of the world's biggest problems: a global competition to redesign Jerusalem in a way that fosters peace between Israelis and Palestinians.Expert likens occupation to apartheid AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 23 2:16 AM
An independent expert told the U.N. human rights council on Thursday that Israel's treatment of Palestinians is comparable to apartheid.UN expert likens occupation to apartheid AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 23 1:55 AM
A U.N. human rights expert told the U.N. human rights council on Thursday that Israel's treatment of Palestinians is comparable to apartheid.New voices temper Palestinian rule The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mar 23 1:00 AM
Khouloud Daibes defies the image of a Palestinian government run by a pack of gun-toting Islamic militants.DPRK hails establishment of new Palestinian government People's Daily - Mar 22 5:52 AM
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) welcomes the establishment of the new national unity government in Palestine, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday.In The Balkans With Gul TurkishPress.com - Mar 22 6:19 AM
AKSAM- While Turkey is busy with the upcoming elections, there are extraordinary diplomatic developments going on. The Iraq fire is flaring, not dying down. A new government was established in Palestine, but it seems conflicts won t end.Oppression ingrained in some youth The Kalamazoo Gazette - 19 minutes ago
Dawud Walid quoted a passage from the Quran to deliver his speech's point on social justice: Oppression is worse than murder.A Palestinian teacher who made RAK his home Khaleej Times - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
RAS AL KHAIMAH August 1979. That was when Samir Mohammed Khalil first came to Ras Al Khaimah (RAK). It was the Holy Month of Ramadan so he couldn t have asked for a better time to begin life afresh in a new place.Goliath's time to beat David Daily Telegraph - Mar 23 5:58 PM
Ever since David took out his slingshot to face a man who must have been like Duncan Ferguson in chain mail, Israel has been a place to slay giants. And seen from a certain angle, England would make a good Goliath, writes Tim Rich.Treking through Israel, Palestine and Jordan leaves lasting impression on local pastor Murray County News - Mar 21 11:39 AM
It s a lovely place. Gwen Bohlke United Methodist Church Slayton, MN The lack of tourists was a stark reality. It s very obvious. In fact, the area is seriously hurting as a result of this.UAE-OPT: Interview with Karen AbuZayd, Commissioner General of the UN Agency for Palestine refugees IRIN - Mar 21 7:23 AM
DUBAI, 21 March 2007 (IRIN) - The decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict lies at the heart of 21st century world affairs, with numerous nations, international organisations and NGOs involved on both sides.Global contest seeks a "just, peaceful" Jerusalem Tiscali - Mar 22 7:56 AM
It poses lofty questions that have bedevilled politicians for decades such as what Jerusalem, which is at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, needs to do to become "just, peaceful, and sustainable" by 2050, and whether the city should be a capital of both Israel and Palestine or of one state.Rice Faces New Hurdles on Latest Mideast Trip NPR - Mar 23 6:00 AM
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice heads back to the Middle East, hoping to prod Israel and the Palestinians toward peace talks. She will be navigating new difficulties posed by the Palestinian unity government.Tanya Reinhart, 63, Pundit on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Dies New York Times - Mar 22 6:32 PM
Tanya Reinhart, an Israeli linguist, was best known to the public as an ardent critic of her country?s policies toward the Palestinians.East Palestine athletic department gets bailed out Lisbon Morning Journal - Mar 21 9:36 PM
EAST LIVERPOOL The city school board Wednesday night agreed to bail out the athletic department to the tune of more than $53,000, at the recommendation of Superintendent Ken Halbert, who said, otherwise, there will be a deficit of that much by June.Report on Holocaust-era accounts in Israel is a small step for activist JTA - Mar 21 7:02 PM
Emmanuel Zusevich looks over photos and documents from his decades-long quest to reclaim money and property his family invested in Palestine in the 1930s, in his home near Tel Aviv, Jan. 24.Ahamed to attend Arab League summit next week New Kerala - 53 minutes ago
New Delhi, March 23: India will cement its multifaceted ties with the Arab world when Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed goes to Riyadh to represent India at the two-day Arab League summit next week.No place for those keen on scoring their political points Times Online - Mar 23 5:05 PM
Spare me the sanctimonious drivel about how marvellous it is that Israeli Arabs will line up alongside Israeli Jews in the European qualification match against England today.Patriots Score 20 To Win Number 21 KLTV 7 Tyler - 1 hour, 11 minutes ago
The University of Texas at Tyler scored early and often on East Texas Baptist, pounding out twenty hits in a 20-0 win. It was their 21st win in 21 games this season.Politics & Policies: Order in dis-Arabia UPI - Mar 23 5:42 AM
Israel negotiating with Saudi Arabia? Syria possibly talking to Israel? Peace between the Palestinians and Israelis? Until now such thoughts would fall ...Aimee from Colorado Springs, CO Book Reporter - Mar 23 6:06 PM
Have you previously read a book by Michele Martinez? No. What other suspense/thriller authors do you read? John Grisham and Joseph Finder. What did you think of COVER-UP?Bin Laden 'won war against West' Gulf News - 50 minutes ago
Dubai: A leading expert on terrorism believes Osama Bin Laden has already won the war against the West and warned if politicians fail to come up with a coherent plan to deal with the threat, the future was bleak.Main headlines - Zionist medicines are marketed in Yemen - The new American ambassador presents his credentials - ... Yemen Times Online - 19 minutes ago
Writer Shawqi Shahir says in an article with the 35th anniversary of burning the Aqsa Mosque at the hands of Zionists, leaders of the Zionist entity confirm that the Aqsa mosque and the Dome of the Rock may be exposed to a suicidal attack, using an airplane.Expert Likens Occupation to Apartheid ABC News - Mar 23 3:58 AM
Expert Tells U.N. Council the Israeli Occupation of Palestinians Is Comparable to ApartheidFormer President Carter defends his controversial book The GW Hatchet - Mar 22 1:01 AM
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter received mixed reviews after visiting GW and defending the validity of his new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," in a March 8 lecture at Lisner Auditorium. The 39th president has been the subject of debate because of the subject matter in his book, which critics say contains a pro-Palestinian bias.Women s Forum Underlines Power of Networking Arab News - Mar 23 5:19 PM
VIENNA, 24 March 2007 The Diplomatic Arab Women s Forum, an NGO based in Vienna, Austria, held its first two-day symposium entitled A Glimpse at Women in the Arab World: Achievements and Aspirations that ended yesterday.Former congressional page looks back on the experience The Steubenville Herald-Star - 1 hour, 41 minutes ago
STEUBENVILLE Travis Hargett had the opportunity to get an up-close look at the workings of government when he spent a year as a congressional page.East Texan Featured On "Trick My Truck" KLTV 7 Tyler - 1 hour, 45 minutes ago
It's an 18-wheeler any truck driver would love to have. But the lucky owner is an East Texas man, whose truck was remodeled by a national show on Country Music Television called Trick My Truck. Iraq: A country in ruins, a people in despair The New Zealand Herald - Mar 23 12:49 PM
The arm-wrestling competition is instigated over breakfast at the Hamra Hotel by the shaven-headed waiter. He plonks a beefy elbow on the cash desk and presents a hand. "You. Zarqawi," he says to one of the reporters living in the hotel, a slight New Yorker.Review of the Arab press UPI - Mar 21 4:56 AM
Arab press roundup for March 21: Palestine's al-Quds said in its editorial Wednesday while the Western world generally regards the Palestinians as the ...Jimmy Carter's Bible-Study Teachings Newsweek - Mar 21 11:33 AM
As a new collection of his Bible-study teachings hits the market, the 39th president speaks out--on his vision of God, the might of the religious right and the fallout from his controversial book about Palestine. Joharah Baker: Farewell Tanya, Palestine has Lost a Friend The Palestine Chronicle - Mar 21 5:26 AM
It was not only this act of courage that made this woman so remarkable. It was the fact that, as an Israeli speaking out against the atrocities of her own people, Reinhart knowingly placed herself in a constant line of fire.Kingdom, Jordan in Pre-Summit Talks Arab News - Mar 21 5:07 PM
JEDDAH, 22 March 2007 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah held talks with Jordan s King Abdallah on major regional issues including Palestine and Iraq as part of his efforts to make the March 28-29 Arab summit in Riyadh a success.The Russian bear and the crippled American duck Gulf News - Mar 23 2:44 PM
After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia, though one of the four members of the Quartet, assumed only a nominal role in the Middle East peace process.Review of Arab Editorials Middle East Times - Mar 21 3:12 PM
AMMAN -- A roundup of commentary from Arab newspapers March 21. An editorial in Palestine's Al Quds said Wednesday that while the West generally regarded Palestinians as aggressors and the Israelis as defending themselves, it appeared Western countries were about to deal with the new Palestinian government despite Israeli calls to boycott it.Ahamed to attend Arab League summit next week Calcutta News - Mar 23 11:33 AM
India will cement its multifaceted ties with the Arab world when Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed goes to Riyadh to represent India at the two-day Arab League summit next week.The Middle East's Leading English Language Daily Arab News - Mar 21 5:09 PM
JEDDAH, 22 March 2007 Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah held talks with Jordan s King Abdallah on major regional issues including Palestine and Iraq as part of his efforts to make the...MIT casts a wide net for Mideast solutions Boston Globe - Mar 23 1:41 AM
MIT helped build nuclear weapons and land men on the moon. Now, the university hopes to help solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Kenya: It's Free for All As Gate Charges Waived AllAfrica.com - Mar 23 3:01 PM
The Government has waved gate charges for the World Cross Country Championships scheduled for today in Mombasa.Nigeria: Chiefs With a Double Agenda AllAfrica.com - Mar 23 9:36 AM
Ahead of the April polls that gave birth to majority rule in South Africa, in 1994, Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi led a coalition of opposition parties in making endless demands on the De Clerk administration.INTERVIEW-Israeli embargo impoverishes Palestinians-UNRWA AlertNet - Mar 23 5:49 AM
Source: Reuters By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent JERUSALEM, March 23 (Reuters) - Conditions for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip will worsen further unless Israel lifts an ... Israeli embargo impoverishes Palestinians Khaleej Times - Mar 23 8:22 AM
JERUSALEM - Conditions for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip will worsen further unless Israel lifts an economic embargo and lets people and goods move more freely, a senior UN official said on Friday.Tokyo, Mar 23: Central Chronicle - Mar 23 11:00 AM
While seeking Japanese support for the historic Indo-US civilian nuclear energy deal, India on Friday dismissed the NPT as a 'fraud' treaty. "I am very conscious of the sentiments of ...[PCUSANEWS] Steady progress [Press Release] Worldwide Faith News - Mar 23 1:02 PM
You are currently subscribed to the PCUSANEWS email list of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).Wingfield may not see re-trial McKinney Messenger - Mar 23 1:40 PM
Mark Mullin, one of the original Texas Special Prosecution Unit's prosecutors on the Raymond Wingfield prison escape trial, said there is a "realistic chance" a state district judge might not put his case back on the docket and have Wingfield re-tried.BJP leader calls for independent Palestinian state The Peninsula - Mar 21 4:59 PM
Doha Former Indian minister of external affairs, former finance minister and now a leading figure of the country's opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Yashwant Sinha, appeared to have strayed from the party line yesterday when he spoke in support of Palestine.So far, it's been a rough road for P-W Forrest City Times-Herald - Mar 21 1:19 PM
It s been a rough start for the Palestine-Wheatley Patriot baseball team this season. Through six games, the Patriots are winless, four of those conference games. All six games have been on the road, due to poor field conditions at Palestine.Press Review TurkishPress.com - Mar 23 7:34 AM
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday visited Ankara for a two-day working visit as the official guest of President Ahmet Necdet Sezer. After the meeting, Mubarak and Sezer held a joint press conference.India welcomes new Palestinian unity government IANS via Yahoo! India News - Mar 21 8:01 AM
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Welcoming formation of a National Unity Government in Palestine, India Wednesday offered to help the new regime in its reconstruction efforts and hoped for resumption of the peace process in the Middle East.Edge named new chief Waxahachie Daily Light - Mar 23 9:49 AM
Waxahachie s next police chief will be Charles Chuck Edge. Reached this morning for comment, Edge told the Daily Light he expects to hit the ground running as soon as a final OK is given by the Waxahachie City Council.General s plans Greater Kashmir - Mar 23 12:19 PM
ABID MUSTAFA Over the years, General Musharraf has been given undue credit for plans which appear to be home-grown solutions to domestic and international problems that involve Pakistan and the Muslim ummah.Peace talks, Pittsford style Brighton-Pittsford Post - Mar 23 10:07 AM
A Sutherland graduate worked as a translator at an international summit on terrorism.Other News An Phoblacht - Mar 23 5:35 AM
Palestinian ministers were appointed last Thursday following an agreement reached in Mecca between Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, of Hamas, and President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah.Coastal Notes Newport News-Times - Mar 23 8:20 AM
The chapters of Beta Sigma Phi will hold their annual cancer benefit dinner from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 22 at the Toledo Elks. The menu will include baked ham, potatoes, green beans, salad bar and pie.Agent of empire Haaretz Daily - Mar 23 3:35 AM
Benny Morris is the most significant Israeli historian of the last decades, even though he "only" digs around in archives. It is not that Morris has a profound view of history or comprehensive insight into its contexts, as great historians do.All roads lead to Mombasa, as top athletes coverge for 35th World X-Country Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - Mar 23 4:43 AM
Only a few final touches are left in readiness for the 35th edition of the IAAF world cross-country championships to be held in the coastal city tomorrow.Maps Used To Brainwash Israelis About Palestine Scoop.co.nz - Mar 20 11:34 AM
Early one morning about a month ago I was awakened from a sound sleep by the phone ringing. Quite groggy, I listened to the voice of a stranger on the other end who identified herself and then insisted that I take down her address and phone number.Prosecutor handling Leviste murder case fears for his life The Daily Tribune - Mar 23 7:09 AM
By Ben Gines Jr. A prosecutor handling the murder case of former Batangas Gov. Jose Antonio Leviste has asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate Leviste if anything untoward should happen to him.Church News - 03/23/07 Corsicana Daily Sun - Mar 23 7:42 AM
Westside Baptist Church, 1522 N. 24th St., where Pat Githens is pastor, has announced its gospel singing celebration will be at 6 p.m. March 25. The service will feature the McKissack family, as well as other solos and duets. Food, fun and fellowship will immediately follow the service.Fear not, citizens Daily Southtown - Mar 23 2:39 AM
For all its recent troubles, downtown Harvey didn't look like a war zone Thursday afternoon. But according to U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, that's exactly what it is.UN Expert likens Israel occupation to apartheid Middle East Online - Mar 23 2:59 AM
Human rights expert slams separate residential areas for Jews, Palestinians as well as separate roads.Governor Announces Appointments To State Panels The Morning News - Mar 23 2:03 AM
LITTLE ROCK -- Seventeen appointments to state boards and commissions were announced Thursday by Gov. Mike Beebe.Faith can bring Jews and Muslims together The Ham&High Network - Mar 23 4:45 AM
A LEADER of Britain's biggest Muslim organisation addressed a Jewish audience for the first time in Hampstead on Monday.PLO says Rice's coming visit important People's Daily - Mar 21 6:08 AM
A member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said on Wednesday that an expected visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the Middle East was important.Governor announces appointments to state panels Arkansas News Bureau - Mar 23 5:53 AM
LITTLE ROCK - Seventeen appointments to state boards and commissions were announced Thursday by Gov. Mike Beebe. -John Andrews of Walnut Ridge to replace Ray Vester on the State Plant Board. His term expires March 17, 2009.03/23/2007 15:07 ISLAM Multiculturalism and Islam: Sharia vs European constitutions AsiaNews.it - Mar 23 7:39 AM
» by Samir Khalil Samir, sj Problems in Holland and Denmark. Great Britain as an example: decades of multiculturalism that have lead to ghettos, closure, radicalism of Islamic communities. Women ever penalized. Being European citizens involves having the duty to integrate.Mock trial sentences Bush, Blair to life UPI - Mar 22 10:56 AM
A Tunisian mock trial has sentenced President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair to life in prison for the invasion and occupation of ...Passion fruit Long Island Business News - Mar 23 12:10 AM
John Rena is a banana man, a term used with the same pride you d get from a dock-working longshoreman. At times, the work is not dissimilar.UK Jews back Israel Totally Jewish - Mar 23 3:30 AM
A TJ poll this week revealed that most Jews in the UK will be backing Israel this weekend, despite their status as underdogs in their European Championship qualifier with England.U.N. Secretary-General to visit Palestinian territories ahead of attending Arab Summit in Riyadh UN Observer - Mar 23 3:29 AM
2007-03-23 | The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, is due to visit the occupied Palestinian territories in the coming days, according to information from the office of the secretary-general's spokesman.Outside View: U.S. should talk to Iran UPI - Mar 22 9:14 AM
Security in the Middle East and the Persian Gulf is indivisible; either everyone, including Israel, will be secure, or no one will be secure, at least not ...Cameron stands encircled by zealous Anglo-neocons Guardian Unlimited - Mar 22 8:17 PM
Last September, David Cameron queried Tony Blair's unwavering (and unrewarded) loyalty to the Bush administration.Desperate search for 'peace-loving' Palestinians WorldNet Daily - Mar 22 10:23 PM
The whole world seems to be trying to push the Israelis into the elusive "two-states-living-side-by-side-in-peace" solution. And all of this despite an avalanche of hard evidence that there is no such thing as a "peace-seeking Muslim Palestinian."U.S. may deal with Palestine soon BG News - Mar 20 11:46 PM
JERUSALEM - The United States made its first contact with the new Hamas-Fatah coalition yesterday, ending a yearlong diplomatic boycott of the Palestinian government. The meeting between a U.S. diplomat and the Palestinian finance minister signaled a break in policy between Israel and its closest ally, and could mark a significant step toward ending a painful aid cutoff to the Palestinian ...News Brief Ekklesia - Mar 23 4:03 AM
A vigil will be held in London's Trafalgar Square at midday today, to commemorate the release of Norman Kember and the other Christian peacemaker hostages in Iraq a year ago.Letter to Alan and his abductors BBC News - Mar 22 4:28 AM
Bassam Nasser knows Alan Johnston personally and wrote this open letter urging the immediate release of his friend.Columbiana's County's best will play in Lisbon Tuesday Lisbon Morning Journal - Mar 22 9:36 PM
LISBON The 22nd annual Columbiana County Classic at Lisbon High School on Tuesday will feature 40 of the top senior basketball players in the county.Seniors boys fill All-Wabash Valley basketball squad Terre Haute Tribune-Star - Mar 22 9:11 PM
A solid end to a four-year career made Terre Haute North s Nate Blank a one-sided choice for Wabash Valley Player of the Year in boys high school basketball as chosen by members of the Tribune-Star staff.The 6-foot-5 senior averaged 19 points and six rebounds per game and more importantly to both him and his team got the Patriots past the sectional round for the first time in his career there.BBC pays £200,000 to 'cover up report on anti-Israel bias' Daily Mail - Mar 22 5:25 PM
The BBC has been accused of 'shameful hypocrisy' over its decision to spend £200,000 blocking a freedom of information request about its reporting in the Middle East. The corporation, which has itself made extensive use of FOI requests in its journalism, is refusing to release papers about an internal inquiry 
