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Honolulu, Hawaii – FBI: 6 Accused in Forced Labour of 400 Thai Workers

By admin on September 3, 2010

Honolulu, Hawaii – Six recruiters were accused Thursday of luring 400 labourers from Thailand to the United States and forcing them to work, according to a federal indictment that the FBI called the largest human-trafficking case ever charged in U.S. history.
The indictment alleges that the scheme was orchestrated by four employees of labour recruiting company [...]

Washington – Hamas Among Intractable Issues in Mideast Talks

By admin on September 2, 2010

Washington – To relaunch Middle East peace talks on Thursday, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders and their American mediators quietly agreed to push aside the question of Hamas — the Islamic militant group that controls one of the two Palestinian territories and rejects negotiations.
But Hamas let it be known with its bullets that it would [...]

Washington – Just Before November Elections White House Considering Major Tax Breaks

By admin on September 2, 2010

Washington – With the recovery faltering less than two months before the November congressional elections, President Obama’s economic team is considering another big dose of stimulus in the form of tax breaks for businesses – potentially worth hundreds of billions of dollars, according to two people familiar with the talks.
Among the options are a [...]

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West Bank – 12-Year-Old Hurt as Assailants Pelt Car with Rocks

By admin on September 2, 2010

West Bank – A 12-year-old Israeli girl was moderately wounded on Thursday evening when assailants hurled rocks at a car she was traveling in near the West Bank settlement of Ariel.
Israel Defense Forces troops attended to the girl, administering first aid, and she was subsequently transferred to Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva for further care. [...]

New York – Farrakhan: Ground Zero Mosque Must Be Built

By admin on September 2, 2010

New York – Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan said Thursday an Islamic community center and mosque planned near ground zero should be built because Muslims were among those of many faiths who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
“Why then should a mosque, a cultural center, not be constructed a few blocks away?” Farrakhan [...]

Washington – Ann Coulter: Obama Is Atheist, Not Muslim

By admin on September 2, 2010

Washington – Nearly one in five Americans think President Obama is a Muslim, according to a recent poll — but conservative commentator Ann Coulter says instead that he is an atheist.
“The nonsense about President Obama being a Muslim has got to stop,” Coulter wrote on the conservative website TownHall.com. “I rise to defend him from [...]

Washington – Clinton: U.S. ‘cannot and will not impose a solution’ To Israeli, Palestinian Conflict

By admin on September 2, 2010

Washington – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton formally opened the first direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians in nearly two years on Thursday, imploring the parties to make needed compromises to forge an agreement.
At a ceremony in the State Department’s ornate Benjamin Franklin room, Clinton said the Obama administration was committed to [...]

VIDEO & PHOTOS: President Obama on Bilateral Mideast Peace Meetings

By admin on September 2, 2010

Good afternoon, everybody.
Upon taking office, I declared that America is a friend of each nation and every person who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that the United States was ready to lead in pursuit of that future. At the beginning of my administration, I stated that it was our policy to actively [...]

Washington – Palestinian Leader: Israel Must Freeze Settlements

By admin on September 2, 2010

Washington – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he will work hard to try to strike a long-lasting peace deal with Israel, but that Israel must agree to a full freeze on all its settlement activity in Palestinian territories.
Abbas also is calling for the release of all Palestinian prisoners.
Appearing at the White House on Wednesday evening, [...]

Washington – U.S. Threatens To Shun Military Drill With Turkey If It Bans Israel

By admin on September 1, 2010

Washington – The United States has said it will shun a joint military drill with Turkey in October if Israel is barred from participating, Turkish daily Hürriyet reported on Wednesday.
Sources told the newspaper that the U.S. relayed its position to Ankara after invitations for a joint military drill to be held in central Turkey [...]

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