One of the cases involved an alleged spy ring in the Sinai peninsula. Egyptian officials have charged a local businessman and two Israelis with recruiting agents to spy for Israel. State prosecutor Hisham Badawi said Tareq Hassan was charged with harming Egypt’s national interests. The two Israelis were charged in absentia. It comes a day after Egyptian sources said an alleged spy cell, with... 

Policemen arrest an activist from the Belarus youth organization Mlady Front (Young Front). Security forces in Belarus have detained over 600 people, including seven opposition candidates, after smashing a mass rally protesting fraud in the landslide re-election of president Alexander Lukashenko. Western governments have been quick to condemn the vote and the crackdown, with the United States saying... 

Tension flared between the US and Venezuela over Washington’s nominee for ambassador on Saturday. President Hugo Chavez warned the diplomat would be detained and put on the next flight home if he sets foot in the country. For months Mr Chavez warned that President Obama’s nominee, Larry Palmer, would not be welcome due to critical remarks he made about Venezuela’s government. During... 

“This is war!” claims Phoenix student Aldemar Cruz. “Republicans may have stopped the DREAM Act, but they won’t prevent La Reconquista from happening. “White people, watch out!” Olivia Perez, an undocumented student who claims she was forced to fill out false paperwork in order to stay in the United States, says, “Latinos need to fight back. We need to march. We need to scream. If necessary,... 

Canada, traditionally known for its liberal immigration policy and openness to immigrants, is witnessing a shift in public opinion and government policies. Under the Conservative government led by Stephen Harper since 2006, there has been a tightening of immigration rules, including tougher citizenship tests, increased investment requirements for quick access, and a focus on skilled immigrants over... 

The operation was described as large-scale, pre-planned and intelligence-led Twelve men have been arrested during a major anti-terrorist operation, West Midlands Police said. The men – five from Cardiff, four from Stoke-on-Trent and three from London – were detained on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism in the UK. The suspects, aged between 17... 

A WSJ Investigation finds that iPhone and Android apps are breaching the privacy of smartphone users. Check this list of iPhone and Android apps which are watching you. Few devices know more personal details about people than the smartphones in their pockets: phone numbers, current location, often the owner’s real name—even a unique ID number that can never be changed or turned off. These... 

Belarusians cast their vote in Minsk on Sunday. The race will determine the political fate of Alexander Lukashenka. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, once called “the last dictator in Europe” by a U.S. official, easily won re-election in voting Sunday, according to exit polls reported by several media outlets. Meanwhile, opposition candidates were protesting in the capital city... 

The Israeli market for donor livers has been well-documented. Most international trafficking rings have involved wealthy Israeli patients on ‘transplant tours’. It is fitting that the man described as the “fixer” in Kosovo’s alleged organ ring was an Israeli of Turkish descent. Moshe Harel, a fugitive wanted by Interpol in connection with the case, is accused of matching... 

Where is this story in the international media? The combined naval might of twenty-seven countries is concentrated off the Somali coast allegedly to fight the poorly armed pirates who continue to act with apparent impunity. Or is there something far, far more serious? Once again the Wikileaks cables come into play. And what is revealed is terrifying. According to a report allegedly prepared by Admiral... 

Lady Gaga’s famous eccentricity took a less-than-festive turn last night when she tore the head off a stuffed Santa Claus at her O2 show.Halfway through her set, the singer, 24, made it plain that she loathes Christmas. She seized the Santa doll and told the audience: “I hate the holidays. I’m alone and miserable you f**king stuffed little toy”, This is London informs. Dressed... 

Christmas has been banned by the Red Cross from its 430 fund-raising shops. Staff have been ordered to take down decorations and to remove any other signs of the Christian festival because they could offend Moslems. The charity’s politically-correct move triggered an avalanche of criticism and mockery last night – from Christians and Moslems. Christine Banks, a volunteer at a Red Cross... 

Robert Mugabe’s addresses his Zanu-PF party conference in Mutare. Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe says his country will nationalise all US and UK companies operating in the country unless Western sanctions are removed. He told his Zanu-PF party’s annual conference it was time to fight the sanctions imposed on him and party leaders. Mr Mugabe also said it was time to end power-sharing... 

The bomb shelters of generations past? Maybe not so silly when it comes to surviving a nuclear attack, according to government officials who issued a study on emergency procedure following such an event. Their advice? Don’t flee; just get indoors. The New York Times says the Obama Administration is on a mission to make sure citizens are prepared if such an attack were to occur. This includes... 

Officers will start random bag inspections on the sprawling Washington subway system, the Washington Metro Transit Police said on Thursday, a week after a man was arrested for making bomb threats to the rail system. Metrorail police officers plan to randomly select bags before passengers enter subway stations and they will swab them or have an explosives-sniffing dog check the bags, according to the...