Orb Standard: World News...of, by, and for the World

Suicide Bomber Kills More Than 70 North of Baghdad

A minibus packed with explosives blew up near a police station and a market north of Baghdad on Wednesday, killing more than 70 and wounding 30 in the worst attack since the handover of power one month ago.

Full Story>>


Presidential Selection Deficit to top $420-billion Medicare Plans to Cut Pay for Cancer Drugs Kennedy: Bush Must Be Replaced EU's Solana Chides Washington over Unilateralism U.S. Issues Veiled Warning to Afghan Warlords more>>		Middle East US soldier, some 45 Iraqis killed in attacks, clashes Arafat, Qureia resolve crisis Mofaz Approves the Revised Route of the Apartheid Wall in Jerusalem Iran renews work on its nuclear-capable centrifuge US troops pay Iraqis millions to reduce insurgence more>>
Africa Sudan vows to resist Darfur intervention Sudan Says Darfur Rebels Killed 1,460 Since April AP: Terrorists Obtain S. Africa Passports Zim 70: Will they be sent to Equatorial Guinea? Burundi's main rebel group rejoins government more>>		Americas Medicare Plans to Cut Pay for Cancer Drugs Muslim charity indicted as fueling Mideast terror Among Delegates, Fear of Bush Becomes Powerful Uniting Force Ottawa man fears Syrian plans Amazon fires behind weather pattern changes more>>
Asia Rocket Hits Afghan Depot, U.S.-Led Troops Ambushed Medecins Sans Frontieres to leave Afghanistan China criticises 'son of star wars' missile shield S Korea's Roh admits DM resignation UN warns of humanitarian crisis in Bangladesh more>>		Europa EU's Solana Chides Washington over Unilateralism Diplomats charge Iran violates nuclear deal with Europeans French Guantanamo detainees questioned Ukraine Sends Mixed Signals on New Defense Doctrine Russia: US threat against Iran slammed more>>
Oceana Cleric Won't Be Charged in Bali Bombings Lawyers seek Bashir's release after anti-terror ruling PM backs Downer on Iraq troop pullout remarks NT to outlaw national nuclear waste dump Philippines Objects to Australia Slam more>>		Op-Ed An occupation by any other name: 'Let them speak for themselves,' says Ambassador Negroponte Wrong Definition For a War: By Caleb Carr The fifth Holocaust : By Gideon Samet The real reasons Bush went to war: John Chapman Terrorists Twist Islam for Selfish Ends: Gerry J. Gilmore,American Forces Press Service more>>

Feature Articles

9-11 Commission
Final Report
(Executive Summary
PDF 5.9MB)

UN General
Assembly resolution
on the wall

Traprock Peace
Center

Responsible Citizenship
and the NeoCon Agenda