Gaza survivors search for justice
Three months after the start of Israel’s 22-day offensive in the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera has returned to see how one family is recovering from their ordeal.
Forty-eight members of the Samouni family were killed in an Israeli bombardment and the survivors spent days trapped in the ruins of a house.
Now the survivors are looking for justice.
Al Jazeera’s Sherine Tadros reports from Zeitoun.
Turkey’s ruling party faces test in local polls
Turkey is gearing up for Sunday’s local election, seen as an indicator of support for the ruling Justice and Development, or AK Party (AKP).
The AKP has been doing well in opinion polls despite a worsening economy. However, many Turks wonder whether Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister, has done enough to earn a clear victory.
Al Jazeera’s Anita McNaught reports from Istanbul.
US tells China its bond investments are safe
The White House has reassured China that its hundreds of billions of dollars in US bond investments are safe, despite the global economic crisis.
Wen Jiabao, the Chinese prime minister, has called on Washington to ease worries about the security of those assets.
Al Jazeera’s Sebastian Walker reports.
Supplies for troops in Aghanistan are under threat
Taliban fighters in Pakistan have fired at a convoy of trucks transporting supplies to Western forces in Afghanistan. Itis the latest in a string of attacks along the treacherous Khyber Pass.
Attackers have torched hundreds of trucks along the mountainous route – the most important supply line for Western forces – in recent weeks.
