Mercy flights by Gulf Air | MANAMA: More than 50 stranded Bahrainis are to be flown in early this morning in a special Gulf Air Airbus A320.The airline sent an empty jet to bring home Bahrainis, who had travelled by road from ... (photo: GFDL)Gulf Daily News
At least 15 die in fresh clashes in Sadr City | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Saturday, May 10, 2008 | BAGHDAD: Battles between Shiite fighters and US forces in Baghdad's militia stronghold of Sadr City killed at least 15 people and wounded doz... (photo: AP Photo)Daily Star Lebanon
Algeria pledges aid to resettle Kenyan villagers | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Saturday, May 10, 2008 | NAIROBI: Algeria has pledged to assist Kenya resettle villagers displaced by communal violence that followed disputed elections at the end of... (photo: AP Photo / Sayyid Azim)Daily Star Lebanon AlgeriaElectionsKenyaPhotosRefugee
Oil: Price passes US$126 a barrel | NEW YORK - Oil jumped to a record of over $126 a barrel on Friday, extending gains to more than 11 percent since the start of the month on fuel supply concerns and a ru... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan)NZ Herald MarketOPECOilPhotosUS
Iran woos Farsi-speaking nations | By Kaveh L Afrasiabi | There are many interrelated reasons why the United States policy of isolating Iran has failed, one being the prominent regional role played by Te... (photo: WN.Jamal Penjweny)Asia Times IranPeoplePhotosPoliticsUSA
An oil-addicted ex-superpower | By Michael T Klare | Nineteen years ago, the fall of the Berlin Wall effectively eliminated the Soviet Union as the world's other superpower. Yes, the USSR as a politic... (photo: AP / Alexander Zemlianichenko)Asia Times DefenceOilPhotosUSUSSR
