Former British Army commander General Sir Michael Rose said, there was no way the war in Iraq could be won by the US and UK led joint forces. He advised that allied forces should withdraw as soon as possible.

France expressed willingness to cooperate with the new Palestinian government provided that it obeys to the Mecca Agreement. French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy conveyed this massage to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris.

Lebanon's capital is burning. Lebanese officials imposed an overnight curfew after deadly clashes erupted between pro-government and opposition supporters at Beirut Arab University on 25 January.

After several months of prolonged negotiations, the 15 members of the UN Security Council collectively passed a resolution which limits Iran?s trade in material and technology that it could use to create a nuclear weapon.

Last fall Ammar joined the neighborhood watch in his section of Baghdad, a ragtag bunch of men who stand guard nightly at improvised roadblocks and rooftop observation posts.