Members of Somalia's al-Shabab militant group parade during a demonstration to announce their integration with al-Qaeda in Elasha town, south of the capital Mogadishu, on February 13, 2012. The Al-Qaeda-allied al-Shabab militant group is suspected of having killed at least 30 Kenyan civilians since Kenya’s government sent troops into southern Somalia to fight against the militants, Press TV reports. Kenyan... 

A disturbing Federal Security Services (FSB) report on the warning letter delivered to Chinese State Authorities this past November by Cardinal Paolo Romeo, the Archbishop of Palermo, stating that Pope Benedict XVI [photo top right] would be assassinated during this year is, indeed, a “valid threat.” According to this FSB report, the current turmoil in the Roman Catholic Church is “unprecedented”... 

Forensic personnel remove the corpse of one of the inmates of the National Prison compound in Comayagua, Honduras, on February 15, 2012. A massive fire has swept through a prison in Honduras killing at least 350 inmates, many of whom burned to death in their cells, officials say. According to senior official at the attorney general’s office, Danelia Ferrera, the blaze that began late on Tuesday... 

Notorious hate preacher Abu Qatada was released from Worcestershire’s maximum security jail, Long Lartin, last night, after spending six-and-a-half years in detention. The radical cleric, once dubbed “Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe,” left under the cover of darkness at 9.15pm, accompanied by four minders. His departure, shrouded in secrecy, saw Qatada cover his face... 

Indian security and forensic officials examine a car belonging to the Israel embassy after the explosion in New Delhi, India, on February 13, 2012. The Israel embassies in India and Georgia have been targeted by bomb attacks, with one bomb going off in New Delhi and injuring two people, and the second device in Tbilisi defused. In New Delhi, the wife of an Israeli diplomat was injured when an embassy... 

A plane being unloaded at Rafiq Hariri International Airport in the Lebanese capital city, Beirut. Lebanon’s security officials say a suspicious cargo containing huge amounts of US dollars, guns, special passports and credit cards have been seized upon arrival in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, from the US and Brazil. The items, packed in a number of chests and delivered via airmail, were discovered... 

Brazilian police officers block an area during a demo. Nineteen people have died on the third day of clashes between Brazilian government forces and striking police officers in the northeastern city of Salvador, Press TV reports. Large shops and supermarkets were looted during the clashes and riots on Friday. Meanwhile, the authorities have dispatched around 2,000 army soldiers and a group of elite... 

Team El-Ahly football players get away from the field during a football match riot at a stadium in Port Said of Egypt on Feb. 1, 2012. The death toll from a football riot in Egypt's Port Said rose to 79, state TV reported on Wednesday night. A riot in the Egyptian city of Port Said has left 79 dead and hundreds wounded after football fans stormed the pitch before engaging in running battles inside... 

At least eight people have been killed after troops from the self-declared republic of Somaliland launched an attack on local militiamen in the Buhodle district, Press TV reports. The conflict erupted on Thursday as Somaliland forces launched an attack against bases of militia fighters, who have recently formed the new regional state of Khatumo, on the outskirts of Fool-Joogto village in the Buhodle... 

A massive demonstration has shaken the Damascus suburb of Saqba, that has fallen under the control of the Free Syrian Army. RT’s Sara Firth traveled to the rebel-controlled area to explore how the fighters managed to overcome superior forces. ­Clashes between Assad’s armed forces and the Free Syrian Army continue in many parts of the country including the capital. Some Damascus suburbs have seen... 

The charismatic Marine Le Pen has campaigned hard against free trade and the European Union, and has pushed the party’s traditional tough line on crime and immigration. Marine Le Pen said she would balance France’s books if elected president by leaving the euro, slashing immigration, taxing imports and tapping the central bank for cheap loans instead of the debt markets. The National Front leader,... 

The buddy-buddy relationship between American and Israel could falter as it is revealed that Mossad intelligence officers posed as CIA agents in order to recruit and train Iranian terrorists, all unbeknown to US authorities. American intelligence officials have come clean with details surrounding Israel’s attempt to infiltrate the network of the Iranian terrorist group Jundallah. According to internal... 

Iraqi police officers parade in the capital city of Baghdad, January 9, 2012. Iraqi authorities have detained four armed American nationals over what the officials described as “suspicious” activity in the capital, Baghdad, Press TV reports. Iraqi sources said the suspects, including two women, were arrested on Thursday as they were found traveling in a BMW car with a local license plate,... 

Lawmaker Kazem Jalali A senior lawmaker says assassination of Iranian scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan proves that the confidential information provided to international bodies by Iran has been leaked to the country’s enemies. “The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must be trusted by nations because nations and governments give their documents to the agency,” said speaker of the... 

Iranian scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan was killed in a terrorist attack in Tehran on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Iran accuses Israel and the USA of assassinating an Iranian nuclear professor in Tehran, pointing to a string of attacks against such scientists in the country. Both countries have denied the accusations, according to AP. Iran’s vice-president reacted to the attack by saying it would...