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 Bomb blasts at bird market in Baghdad kill 4
| SAMEER N. YACOUB | Associated Press= BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say three bombs have struck a bird market in eastern Baghdad, killing four people and wounding dozens. | Police officials say th... (photo: AP / Emad Matti) The Guardian
Iraq Market Photos Violence Wikipedia: Iraqi insurgency |
 The burqa reminder
Since a 2009 trip to Kabul, I have kept a sky-blue burqa in my office as a reminder of the responsibility we have to the women of Afghanistan. | As world leaders gather in Chicago this weekend to disc... (photo: US Army / Michael J. MacLeod) Chicago Tribune
Afghanistan Military Photos Rights Wikipedia: Afghanistan Women |
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 Smoking ban imposed in public places in Bulgaria
Sofia, May 18: | After several failed attempts from restaurant owners, Bulgaria's Parliament has finally adopted a total ban on smoking in indoor public places. | The ban... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) The Siasat Daily
Bulgaria People Photos Smoking Wikipedia: Bulgaria |
 Syria accused of new 'massacre,' UN team evacuated
| AFP - Syrian forces were accused of summarily executing 15 civilians, as members of a UN team of observers were evacuated from a shelled town the day after a bomb blast... (photo: AP) France24
Photos Syria UN Violece Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising |
 Chinese in bold call for official's removal
| A group of Communist Party veterans has written a daring open letter calling for the removal of China's top security official, in the latest sign of disunity ahead of B... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan) Al Jazeera
China Communism Photos Politics Wikipedia: Zhou Yongkang |
 Amnesty cites rights abuses in northern Mali
| 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 u... (photo: AP / Harouna Traore) Al Jazeera
Human Rights Mali Military Photos Wikipedia: 2012 Malian coup d'état |
 Pakistan president to attend NATO summit
| Pakistan has confirmed its president will attend a summit of NATO leaders this weekend in Chicago as negotiations with US to reopen supply lines into Afghanis... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Al Jazeera
Afghan Nato Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: NATO logistics in the Afghan War |
 'Rendition' Libyan commander Abdel Hakim Belhadj to form his own party
Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a prominent Islamist commander suing MI6 over his alleged rendition by the CIA in 2004, is poised to emerge as a powerful political force in Libya af... (photo: AP / Francois Mori) The Daily Telegraph
Islamist Libya Photos Politics Wikipedia: Libyan civil war |
 Four killed in Pakistan attacks
May 15: | At least four people including two Policemen have been killed and three others wounded during two gun attacks in eastern and southwestern Pakistan, Press TV rep... (photo: AP / Arshad Butt) The Siasat Daily
Attacks Pakistan Photos Punjab Security Wikipedia: Pakistan Army |
 Iran hangs 'Israel spy' over nuclear scientist killing
A man convicted of killing an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran two years ago has been hanged, Iran's state media report. | Majid Jamali Fashi, 24, was convicted o... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) BBC News
Crime Iran Israel Photos Wikipedia: Masoud Alimohammadi |
 India may move troops to peacetime positions on Pakistan border
May 15: | India is likely to thin-out troops from wartime positions on the border with Pakistan, where they were deployed after the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, accordi... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Siasat Daily
India Pakistan Photos Troops Wikipedia: Troop |
