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Colonel Gaddafi will not be given a safe haven in Algeria if he attempts to join family members there who have been given leave to stay on humanitarian grounds. Algeria is well aware of the international condemnation and security problems it may encounter through allowing Gaddafi's wife and children to cross over the border. Unlike Gaddafi though, his family members in Algeria are not subject to arrest warrants from the ICC. According to Press TV , Algerian foreign minister Mourad Medelci says that if Gaddafi does come knocking at the Algerian door he will not be granted entry.  "The hypothesis that Gaddafi could knock our door was never considered," said Medelci. Meldelci also added that Algeria, which has so far refused to accept the legitimacy of the Libyan rebel National Transitional Council, may be willing to do so if a government is formed that represents all regions of Libya. Algeria has particular worries regarding Islamists, and worked...

A Yemeni housewife is facing prosecution in a Dubai court for allegedly attempting to murder her 18-year-old Ethiopian maid by throwing her over a balcony. Ironically, the young maid who survived the murderous attack was at first charged with jumping from a third floor balcony in an attempted suicide bid. Fortunately, the court decided that the housemaid, referred to as Z.A., did not attempt to commit suicide, the Gulf News reports. The maid claims that her 27-year-old employer battered her face with a hammer, beat her with a rope and threw her over the balcony.  It has now been corroborated by evidence. Allegations of ongoing torture and withholding of salary are provided as further examples of the employer's abuse.  According to  Newsdire , the maid entered the courtroom in a wheelchair after sustaining injuries from the fall. She also suffered a speech impediment from the hammer attack. An Ethiopian man from the same village as Z.A. testified ...