Sunday, 23 January 2011 08:01
'Former high-ranking US officials have called on President Barack Obama to avoid vetoing a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israel's illegal settlements in the West Bank.
The officials, including a former US secretary of defense, a number of former assistant secretaries of state and ambassadors, wrote a letter to Obama, asking him to instruct US envoys to the world body to "vote yes" on the resolution, Ha'aretz reported on Saturday.
"The time has come for a clear signal from the United States to the parties and to the broader international community that the United States can and will approach the conflict with the objectivity, consistency and respect for international law required if it is to play a constructive role in the conflict's resolution," the letter urged.'
Sunday, 23 January 2011 07:42
'Hundreds of Algerians have defied a ban to stage protest rallies in the capital Algiers amid fears that the Tunisian example might repeat itself in the country.
The protests come days after a historic revolution in neighboring Tunisia ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Protesters were confronted by dozens of police officers armed with batons and tear gas.'
Sunday, 23 January 2011 07:20
'Hundreds of Tunisian police officers have joined public protests against the interim government in the capital Tunis days after a historic revolution ousted the country's president.
The police protesters were holding banners demanding the trial of officials linked to the regime of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. "The police are a people's party," some officers chanted.
"We no longer want to be a tool for the repression of the people by the authorities," DPA quoted one policeman as saying.'
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