 Syria faces mounting pressure on aid, rights abuses
(Reuters)
 06.03.2012 0:45  2 views  0 comments
 Reuters - Syria's President Bashar al-Assad faces growing pressure for blocking humanitarian aid and human rights abuses, with the U.N. humanitarian chief set to visit the country this week and the broadcast of harrowing pictures said to show torture victims at a hospital in the embattled city of Homs
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More than half of Americans back Obama's Koran apology
(Reuters)
06.03.2012 0:42 7 views 0 comments
 Reuters - More than half of Americans support President Barack Obama's apology for U.S. troops burning copies of the Koran, an incident that triggered a spate of bloody protests and attacks on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.
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Syrian refugees in Lebanon recount terror
(AP)
06.03.2012 0:29 4 views 0 comments
AP - Syrian refugees fleeing to neighboring Lebanon on Monday said they feared they would be slaughtered in their own homes as government forces hunted down opponents in a brutal offensive against the opposition stronghold of Homs. Read more »
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Rare reprieve for Haiti's disabled slated to end
(AP)
06.03.2012 0:20 3 views 0 comments
AP - When doctors amputated her right arm that was crushed by jagged rubble during Haiti's 2010 earthquake, Marjorie Benoit joined the ranks of Haiti's outcasts: the blind, the deaf and those missing limbs. Read more »
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Riot police break up anti-Putin protest in Moscow
(AP)
05.03.2012 23:59 4 views 0 comments
AP - An attempt by Vladimir Putin's foes to protest his presidential election victory by occupying a Moscow square ended Monday with riot police quickly dispersing and detaining hundreds of demonstrators mdash; a stark reminder of the challenges faced by Russia's opposition. Read more »
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AP Exclusive: Obama's transgender ex-nanny outcast
(AP)
05.03.2012 23:51 4 views 0 comments
AP - Once, long ago, Evie looked after "Barry" Obama, the kid who would grow up to become the world's most powerful man. Now, his transgender former nanny has given up her tight, flowery dresses, her brocade vest and her bras, and is living in fear on Indonesia's streets. Read more »
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Obama, Netanyahu give no sign of narrowing gap on Iran
(Reuters)
05.03.2012 23:46 5 views 0 comments
Reuters - President Barack Obama appealed to Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to give sanctions time to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, but the Israeli prime minister offered no sign of backing away from possible military action, saying his country must be the "master of its fate." Read more »
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Putin's Win in Russian Presidential Election: Voter Fraud?
(Time.com)
05.03.2012 23:25 6 views 0 comments
Time.com - Vladimir Putin handily won the presidential election in Russia on Sunday, March 4, in a vote the opposition and international observers say was plagued by voter fraud Read more »
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Ahmadinejad Eclipsed as Iran's Vote Goes to the Ayatullah
(Time.com)
05.03.2012 23:25 4 views 0 comments
Time.com - The controversial president gambled and lost when he challenged the authority of Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei. Having lost ground in parliament, Ahmadinejad now faces a tough fight to survive Read more »
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Hundreds of anti-Putin protesters detained in Russia
(Reuters)
05.03.2012 21:54 4 views 0 comments
Reuters - Russian riot police detained more than 500 protesters including opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday at rallies challenging the legitimacy of Vladimir Putin's victory in the presidential election. Read more »
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NATO: All targets struck in Libya were military
(AP)
05.03.2012 21:45 3 views 0 comments
AP - All targets that NATO hit during the bombing of Libya were legitimate military sites, the alliance said Monday, despite the findings of a U.N. expert panel that said 60 civilians were killed and 55 wounded in the airstrikes it investigated. Read more »
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Canada closes embassy in Syria, imposes sanctions
(Reuters)
05.03.2012 20:13 3 views 0 comments
Reuters - Canada has shut its embassy in Damascus and is imposing fresh sanctions on Syria, banning all dealings with the central bank as part of a campaign to stop President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown against rebels, officials said on Monday. Read more »
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The PR challenge in Afghanistan: suicide bombing, Quran burning, and murky data
(The Christian Science Monitor)
05.03.2012 19:26 7 views 0 comments
The Christian Science Monitor - No matter what the week in the 10-year Afghanistan war, the story out of NATO is always the same: relentlessly optimistic. Read more »
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High turnout in Iran elections could end 'paranoia' of leaders
(The Christian Science Monitor)
05.03.2012 18:21 4 views 0 comments
The Christian Science Monitor - Three days after Iranians cast ballots in parliamentary elections, the political impact of the results remains unclear, even as official media hailed "victory" with a 64 percent turnout that it claimed "astounded" foreign journalists. Read more »
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Suicide attack on Afghan NATO base where Korans burned
(Reuters)
05.03.2012 15:36 7 views 0 comments
Reuters - A suicide bomber killed at least two civilians Monday after detonating explosives at the gates of the NATO base where copies of the Koran were burned, Afghan officials said.
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Australian state toughens law for Muslim veils
(AP)
05.03.2012 14:27 4 views 0 comments
AP - Muslim women in Australia's most populous state will have to remove veils to have their signatures officially witnessed under the latest laws giving New South Wales officials authority to look under religious face coverings. Read more »
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Bomb blast kills 2 in southern Philippines
(AP)
03.03.2012 15:03 7 views 0 comments
AP - Officials say a homemade bomb has killed two people and wounded 13 others on a troubled southern Philippine island where al-Qaida-linked militants are active. Read more »
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Merkel faces challenge at home on fiscal pact
(Reuters)
03.03.2012 15:01 4 views 0 comments
Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces an unexpected challenge in getting new euro zone budget discipline rules approved at home, after the government confirmed on Saturday the new treaty will require a two-thirds majority in both houses of parliament. Read more »
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Egypt appoints new judges for nonprofit trial
(AP)
03.03.2012 15:00 4 views 0 comments
AP - Egypt has appointed new judges to hear the trial of 43 democracy workers, days after six Americans who were among those charged left the country after nearly $5 million in bail was posted. Read more »
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Somalia capital hit by car bomb, police say
(AP)
03.03.2012 14:37 8 views 0 comments
 AP - Police say a man driving a car laden with explosives blew himself up in Somalia's capital.
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