Israeli reaches Chile plea deal to plant trees (AP) 7 hours agoAP - Chile has settled its criminal case against an Israeli hiker accused of negligently causing a fire that destroyed much of the Torres del Paine national park. (read more...)
Hamas drifting away from longtime patron Iran (AP) 12 hours ago![](\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120209/capt.0a3e7a8fd6c24b008513593698e3c37d-0a3e7a8fd6c24b008513593698e3c37d-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=lLoY9IBTXNrARD4VrubsCw--\")
AP - Hamas appears to be drifting away from its longtime patron Iran — part of a shift that began with last year's Arab Spring and accelerated over Tehran's backing of the pariah regime in Syria. (read more...)
Palestinian prisoner on 55th day of hunger strike (AP) 15 hours ago![](\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120209/capt.d0cdbe176de14006a523db11ec554c7b-d0cdbe176de14006a523db11ec554c7b-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=Bozt5kEdHxXiszflXG1l5A--\")
AP - In a high-stakes gamble, an imprisoned member of a Palestinian militant group has waged a hunger strike for almost two months, trying to draw attention to Israel's military justice system and its treatment of detainees who can be held without charge for lengthy periods. (read more...)
US envoy urges renewed Bahrain crisis talks (AP) 17 hours ago![](\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120208/capt.b5aceeb611f04c5197f51c98c263ad3b-b5aceeb611f04c5197f51c98c263ad3b-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=A9kwLaxSFom8CRtNF5z6og--\")
AP - The U.S. State Department's top human rights envoy is urging Bahrain's Sunni monarchy and Shiite-led opposition to resume talks aimed at ending yearlong unrest in the strategic Gulf nation. (read more...)
Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike risks dying: hospital (Reuters) 17 hours agoReuters - A Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike for 55 days to protest against his detention without trial by Israel is refusing medical treatment and his life is in danger, a hospital spokeswoman said on Thursday. (read more...)
Jailed Bahraini activist renews hunger strike (Reuters) 22 hours agoReuters - A jailed rights activist in Bahrain has gone back on hunger strike ahead of the February 14 anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising, the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights said Thursday. (read more...)
Sarkozy meets Israeli soldier held hostage 5 years (AP) 1 day ago![](\"http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120208/capt.b0168036ad8944a2849c9f039ff75bec-b0168036ad8944a2849c9f039ff75bec-0.jpg?x=113&y=130&q=85&sig=lnaYCrjMbLRDQd4Qtl9AwA--\")
AP - An Israeli-French soldier who was held hostage for five years by Palestinian militants met Wednesday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. (read more...)
Hamas lawmakers: unity deal with Abbas illegal (AP) 2 days agoAP - The Hamas parliamentary bloc in the Gaza Strip has come out against the latest reconciliation deal with rival Fatah, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. (read more...)
Violence in Bahrain escalates ahead of February 14 anniversary (Reuters) 2 days agoReuters - The funeral march for Mohammed Yaacoub had barely ended last week when police and protesters faced off in the town of Sitra, an impoverished district of Bahrain that has borne the brunt of a year of unrest. (read more...)
Hezbollah says gets support, not orders, from Iran (Reuters) 2 days agoReuters - Lebanon\'s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah acknowledged Tuesday for the first time that his militant movement received financial and material support from Iran, but denied it took instructions from the Islamic Republic. (read more...)