As the war in the Middle East reached its 15th day, Israeli forces bombarded and attacked Gaza while Hamas militants responded with a series of rockets directed to Israel. It appears that they are not keen on cooperating for an immediate end to the crisis that involves the lives of thousands of people. Of the 1.5 million people in Gaza, over one half of the population relies on the food assistance of the United Nations. Israel has lately assured that it will not ... Read More

Above: Ethiopian troops marching (photo: www.militaryphotos.net) The International Crisis Group (ICG) of Brussels warns of a catastrophic war between the African neighbors Ethiopia and Eritrea. The two countries waged war against each other from 1998 to 2000 which killed more than 70 thousand people. An independent boundary commission has settled the territorial dispute between the countries through its “virtual demarcation” in November 2007. As a consequence, most of the 1, 700 peacekeepers were withdrawn from the border. However Ethiopia still has troops ... Read More