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Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill Afghan shrines last resort for Afghan mentally ill Wed 16 May 2012
JALALABAD, Afghanistan - The young man sits nearly naked in a small concrete room, a thick, heavy chain fastened around his ankle and bolted to the wall. Flies swarm... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Herald Tribune
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   War   Waste   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
Soldiers stand guard outside the presidential palace after a military coup in Bamako, Mali, Friday, March 23, 2012. Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali Wed 16 May 2012
Amnesty International has accused armed Tuaregs and groups fighting to impose Sharia law in northern Mali of carrying out grave rights abuses such as rape, murder and... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera
Human Rights   Mali   Military   Photos   Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état
Helen Zille, Cape Town city mayor and leader of the main opposition party, center, outside the court in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. Zille appeared briefly in court in connection with a demonstration outside the houses of alleged drug dealers. Police say that Zille is encouraging self-style vigilantes to take the law into their own hands, whilst her supporters say the demonstrations reflect growing fury that drug lords are targeting children and ravaging entire communities with impunity. Zille speech interrupted Tue 15 May 2012
DA leader Helen Zille was interrupted while speaking at a protest against Cosatu over the youth wage subsidy when violence erupted in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Tension was... (photo: AP) Independent online (SA)
Johannesburg   Photos   Politics   Protest   Wikipedia: Helen Zille
File - Birds sit on the concertina wire overlooking detainees at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Cuba, as they observe morning prayers before sunrise inside Camp Delta Oct. 28, 2009. Guantanamo and Poetic Justice and Prophetic Judgment Tue 15 May 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. The reason why chaos reigned for the five Guantanamo Prison Camp (GPC) suspects charged with the Sept. 11 retaliatory... (photo: US Navy file / Marcos T. Hernandez) WorldNews.com
Guantanamo   Human rights   Justice   Photos   Wikipedia: Guantanamo Bay detention camp
Fat - Obese A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity Mon 14 May 2012
Carson C. Chow deploys mathematics to solve the everyday problems of real life. As an investigator at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney... (photo: WN / Yolanda) The New York Times
Health   Obesity   People   Photos   Wikipedia: Obesity
Soldiers operate their Bradley armored fighting vehicle during an operation to search for weapons and munitions in areas of anti-Coalition activity along the Iraq-Syria border. The troopers are assigned to 1st Squadron, 3rd Armored Calvary Regiment. U.S. Fighting kills 32 as Syria peace plan falters Mon 14 May 2012
Fighting in Syria has killed at least 32 people, activists said, and Saudi Arabia said stubborn violence was shredding the credibility of a U.N.-Arab League peace plan... (photo: U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Joseph Roberts) Otago Daily Times
Government   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Syria
A Sunni gunman, fires by his machine gun as he crosses a small alley during clashes, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday May 14, 2012 Syria Violence In Lebanon: Unrest Spills Into Tripoli, Lebanon Mon 14 May 2012
A Sunni gunman fires during clashes, in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, Monday May 14, 2012. Street battles pitting Lebanese Sunnis who generally support the... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Huffington Post
Lebanon   Photos   Syria   Violence   Wikipedia: Lebanon
A Syrian rebel walks past destroyed shops at al-Bayada neighborhood in Homs, Syria, Thursday, May 10, 2012. A Syrian opposition leader said Friday the regime is trying to destroy a U.N.-brokered peace plan for the country. Syrian clashes 'kill 23 soldiers' in Rastan Mon 14 May 2012
At least 23 soldiers have died in clashes in the central Syrian city of Rastan, according to activists. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens were... (photo: AP) BBC News
Arab world   Human Rights   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011–present)
Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon Syrian unrest spills into Lebanon Mon 14 May 2012
THE violence in Syria spread to neighbouring Lebanon yesterday with deadly clashes between Alawite supporters of President Bashar al-Assad and opponents, security... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Business Day
Lebanon   Photos   Syria   Unrest   Violence   Wikipedia: Syria
This screen grab taken from Bahrain TV shows troops arriving in Bahrain from Saudi Arabia on Monday, March 14, 2011. A Saudi-led military force crossed into Bahrain on Monday to prop up the monarchy against widening demonstrations, launching the first cross-border military operation to quell unrest since the Arab world's rebellions began in December. Deal with Saudis to shore up Bahrain's repressive regime Mon 14 May 2012
Saudi troops leading a 1,500-strong force from the Arab Gulf states entered Bahrain in March last year as the Bahraini government began a campaign of brutal repression... (photo: AP / Bahrain TV via APTN) The Independent
Bahrain   Photos   Saudi Arabia   Troops   Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011–present)
Bahraini anti-government protesters wave national flags Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain, during a gathering organized by opposition parties to honor Malkiya resident Abdul Redha Buhmaid. Thousands of people gathered for speeches remembering Buhmaid, who was shot dead last spring when pro-democracy protesters faced tanks as they attempted to return to Pearl roundabout, the since-demolished center of last year's protests.(AP Photo/Hasan Jamali) Bahrain extends detention of human rights activist Sun 13 May 2012
Bahrain has extended the detention of human rights activist Nabeel Rajab for participating in a January anti-government rally, his lawyer said on Sunday, after he was... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali) The Daily Telegraph
Bahrain   Human Rights   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011–present)
Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity: An Epidemic Waiting for a Solution Sun 13 May 2012
The Institute of Medicine announced the publication of Alliances for Obesity Prevention on May 11, 2012. This document represents a strategic road map for organizations... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Examiner
Epidemic   Medicine   Parents   Photos   Wikipedia: Childhood obesity
A shopkeeper runs from his store after riot police came under petrol bomb attack by Bahraini anti-government protesters, unseen, Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain. U.S. resumes Bahrain arms sales despite rights concerns Sat 12 May 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will resume some military sales to Bahrain, a key Gulf ally facing Iran, despite human rights concerns linked to months of... (photo: AP / Hasan Jamali) The Star
Arms   Bahrain   Human Rights   Photos   Wikipedia: Bahraini uprising (2011–present)
Clashes resume in Congo's east Clashes resume in Congo's east Sat 12 May 2012
KINSHASA, Congo - Fighting resumed Friday in eastern Congo between the army and a group of ex-soldiers who left the military to form a new rebel group, an army spokesman... (photo: UN / Elizabeth Murekio) The State
Ethnic   Kinshasa   Photos   UN   Violence   Wikipedia: Ethnic group
Afghanistan war not won or lost yet Afghanistan war not won or lost yet Sat 12 May 2012
TORONTO - NATO is not losing the war in Afghanistan. Canadians can be proud of all that has been accomplished there and feel some comfort that there are... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Toronto Sun
Afghanistan   Defence   Nato   Photos   Toronto   Wikipedia: Afghanistan
A journalist records the verdict of the judges in the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, seen on the screen standing in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012. Liberian warlord 'would not be safe' in UK prison Sat 12 May 2012
In submissions to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the former Liberian warlord's defence team complained that the 80-year term recommended by the prosecution was... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong) The Independent
Crime   Liberia   Photos   UK   Wikipedia: Special Court for Sierra Leone
South Sudan Must Sustain Efforts to Protect Human Rights South Sudan Must Sustain Efforts to Protect Human Rights Fri 11 May 2012
Saturday, 12 May 2012, 10:24 am Press Release: United Nations South Sudan Must Sustain Efforts to Protect Human Rights, Says UN Official New York, May 11 2012 4:10PM... (photo: UN / Elizabeth Murekio) Scoop
Human   Photos   Rights   Sudan   UN   Wikipedia: Women's suffrage
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian man walks in front of destroyed shops and houses where two bombs exploded, at Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, May 10, 2012. Syria Bombings: Opposition Blames Attacks On Al Qaeda, Regime Fri 11 May 2012
TOKYO -- The head of Syria's main opposition group said Friday the twin suicide car bombings that killed 55 people in Damascus appeared to be the work of al-Qaida forces... (photo: AP / SANA) Huffington Post
Conspiracy   Photos   Syria   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011–present)
Israeli border police scuffle with a demonstrator during a protest calling for the release of prisoners jailed in Israel outside the Ofer military prison, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday May 1, 2012. Israel: Profile of a Police State Fri 11 May 2012
Police states are defined by lawlessness, injustice, and contempt for democratic values. Merriam Webster calls them "political unit(s) characterized by repressive... (photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed) The People's Voice
Human Rights   Israel   Palestine   Photos   Wikipedia: Israel and the apartheid analogy
UN condemns Syria bomb attacks after 55 killed UN condemns Syria bomb attacks after 55 killed Fri 11 May 2012
AFP - The UN Security Council condemned the deadliest bomb attacks of Syria's 14-month uprising, urging all sides to stick to an international peace plan after at least... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) France24
Attacks   Photos   Security   Syria   UN   Wikipedia: Syria
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