CAIRO — Thousands of Egyptians chanting Down with Hosni Mubarak demonstrated against their country's president Friday in Alexandria , demanding an investigation into the fatal beating of a young Egyptian businessman, allegedly at the hands of plainclothes police.Joined by Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei, a possible contender in next year's presidential elections, demonstrators
TOKYO The Dalai Lama on Saturday criticised wildlife activists for staging what he said were violent protests over Japan's hunting of whales.The rebuke came as the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader visited Japan for an 11-day lecture tour.At a news conference, he said he had told the US-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to stop its violent harassment of Japan's whaling fleet. One time I wro
JERUSALEM — Israel on Monday announced a limited internal inquiry into its deadly raid on a Gaza -bound aid flotilla, a move the Obama administration welcomed but one that Turkey , the Palestinian Authority and other countries denounced as falling far short of the independent international probe they're seeking.Nine Turkish activists died and dozens were wounded in the Israeli naval raid Ma
JERUSALEM The decision on the internal inquiry into the March 31 raid, which falls short of a U.N proposal for an international investigation, was made after consultations with the United States.The White House called the move an important step.A statement from Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office said that on Monday the government will give its final approval for forming an indepe