Assange will speak during UN gathering from Ecuadorian Embassy in London

WikiLeaks' creator Julian Assange is expected to speak publicly via satellite from London as the world's leaders are gathered at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Assange -- who has been holed up at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since June -- will "debate the legitimacy and applicability" ofhis request for asylum in Ecuador "from a legal and a human rights

Can Romney get back on track?

The past few days have been difficult for Mitt Romney. His setbacks include the release of a secret video in which he said 47% of Americans thought of themselves of victims; the news that his campaign is not as cash-stashed as some had anticipated; and the latest poll numbers that show President Barack Obama widening his lead in some swing states, including Ohio.

Morsi and the West - the internal battle

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has censured the US government for disrespecting the Arab world and provoking the hatred of the people in the region by supporting unpopular tyrants and backing the Israeli regime against Palestinians.

“Successive American administrations essentially purchased, with American taxpayer money, the dislike, if not the hatred, of the peoples of the region, by backing

Subway ads: A right to hate speech, a duty to condemn

 at 10 subway stations around New York, commuters will encounter ads from the virulently anti-Islam group headed by Geller, the American Freedom Defense Initiative. Geller has been cited both by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center for her anti-Muslim activity.

The subway ads say, "In Any War Between the Civilized Man and the Savage, Support the Civilized Man." Below that are the words: "Support Israel. Defeat Jihad," with a Star of David on

Is Obama's administration clueless on Mideast turmoil

 Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans are dead. Protests are roiling Arab nations, threatening U.S. embassies and diplomats from Egypt to Sudan to Indonesia. The Middle East is on fire, in more ways than one. For more than a week the Obama administration insisted that this was solely a response to the work of an obscure, asinine filmmaker. Now that story is beginning to unravel.

Dwindling hopes of Palestinian reconciliation

A 35 square meter cellar is becoming the latest cause of tension between Fatah and Hamas.

The PA security forces said on Sunday they have discovered a secret Hamas prison in the village of Urif, 13km south of Nablus.

Syrian insurgent commander gives up fighting against govt.

A commander of Syrian foreign-sponsored insurgents has decided to give up violence and stop fighting government forces,

Senate: 57 request pending for additional state creation

As part of its effort to restore peace and unity in the country, the Nigerian Senate had declared that they have acknowledged requests for more 57 new states in Nigeria.

 Although they are yet to mention the names of the states being requested, the Senate leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN), confirmed it saying, “We have 57 requests pending before us for state creation. I know that people should know that they have to negotiate and lobby at least two thirds of the 36 states of the federation to get any section of the 1999 Constitution amended”

Aviation dispute halts Nigeria's airlines

A number of airlines in Nigeria have been ordered to stay grounded by the country's aviation authorities in a multimillion dollar dispute relating to aviation fees.
Thousands of passengers have been left stranded after Arik Air was shut down on Thursday in the latest in a string of airlines to be grounded because of financial irregularities and safety concerns.
Only two of Nigeria's nine domestic airlines are now flying, as others remained grounded over maintenance, financing or other problems.

Canada Deports soilder of four kids to US

A US Army female soldier who fled to Canada to avoid fighting in the Iraq war has been arrested in the US after the Canadian government ordered her deportation.

The War Resisters Support Campaign said that Kimberly Rivera was immediately arrested at the border at Gananoque, Ont. and transferred to US military custody.

Moscow after ISAF bases purpose in Afghanistan beyond 2014

Russia's envoy to the UN Vitaly Churkin says Moscow wants to know the purpose of foreign military bases in Afghanistan after the US-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) pulls out of the Asian country in 2014.

Iran Navy plans to expand presence near South Pole

Iran’s Navy has launched plans to extend its presence in the international waters near the South Pole, Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari says.

“We have the capability to hoist Iran’s flags in different regions from the North Pole to the South Pole and we are preparing plans for presence near the South Pole,” Sayyari said on Friday.

Why U.S refused to name Boko Haram sect as terrorist group

The United States Government yesterday opened up on why it refused to include the dreaded Islamic group in Nigeria [Boko Haram] in the category of international terrorists groups.

Did the NAM summit backfire on Iran?

The 120-member Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) had gathered in Tehran for a two-day summit on August. On the agenda are the Syrian crisis, human rights and nuclear disarmament.

Iran hopes the high-profile event will prove that attempts by the West to punish it economically for its disputed nuclear programme have failed.