Source: Russia has begun air defense missile system deliveries to Iran Russia has begun delivery of Tor-M1 air defense missile systems to Iran.

Thousands attend Beirut funeral The funeral of murdered anti-Syrian politician Pierre Gemayel has taken place in Lebanon, with tens of thousands of people paying tribute.

Israel: No end to Gaza offensive until Palestinians halt rocket fire Israel wants Palestinian militants to stop firing rockets on the Negev before it ends its operations in the Gaza Strip.

Baghdad toll exceeds 200 The death toll from a series of bombs in Sadr City, a poor Shia area of Baghdad, has reached 202.

Helsinki summit sees EU and Russia drifting apart EU leaders will on Friday (24 November) limp to Finland for a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin without a mandate to start talks on a new EU-Russia treaty.

Electronic jihad’s cyber soldiers They neither carry weapons nor lay ambushes for soldiers in Iraq or in Afghanistan. But thousands of radical Islamists are waging a different kind of war.

Giant Mexican telescope launched Mexican President Vicente Fox has inaugurated a giant telescope that could help scientists uncover clues about the origins of the Universe.

China, Pakistan sign trade pact during Hu visit Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Pakistan counterpart Pervez Musharraf oversaw the signing of a landmark free trade deal.

Benedict in the lion’s den The Pope could be forgiven for feeling nervous when he visits Turkey next week for his first sojourn in a predominantly Muslim country.

Grandmother blows herself up in Gaza A grandmother became the oldest Palestinian suicide bomber yesterday when she blew herself up in Gaza and slightly wounded two Israeli soldiers.