Iran's Green Movement Defies Regime Again

Ground Report a day ago Region: Iran

Iran's Green Movement opposition organized mass street protests on the 4th of November (13th of Aban), taking advantage of the official rallies being held on the same day to mark the 30th anniversary of the occupation of the US embassy in Tehran. The opposition protests were met with a violent crackdown by security forces. As has come to be expected, Iranian citizen media recorded “history” ... more

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Israel claims to have stopped Iranian arms ship

Breaking Tweets a day ago Region: Israel

 Per BBC, the Israeli Navy has seized a ship reportedly headed by Iran carrying weapons disguised as civilian cargo, yet Iran has denied the allegations. The Israeli Navy has reported that the arms ship was on its way to Hezbollah, where fights between Israeli and Iranian forces has been active. Several hundred tonnes of weapons were seized making it the largest involving Iran since 2002 when the Israeli militar... more

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SPO distributed cheque worth 1110000

G. H. Farooqui a day ago Region: Pakistan

SPO distributed cheques among different civil societies to kick campaign  for decreasing suicide ratio among the women folk. CHITRAL:  Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) held a cheuqe distribution ceremony in a local hotel of Chitral. Cheques worth rupees 111000 were distributed among representatives of different civil society organizations. Who were given the task to launch campaign regarding aw... more

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Former Myanmar Foreign Minister Dies

Thin09 a day ago Region: Myanmar

Former Myanmar foreign minister Win Aung died in Insein prison, Yangon, where he was serving a seven-year sentence for corruption, police confirmed on Thursday. Win Aung, 65, died Wednesday morning from a cerebral hemorrhage, close friends of the former minister said. He served as foreign minister and the civilized face for Myanmar's pariah military regime from 1998 to 2004. In 2004, he was found guilty of c... more

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Indian former Home minister said ban on cell phone ,an assault on the dignity of J&K People

Vijay Kumar a day ago Region: India

  Srinagar November 05 (Vijay Kumar) – Indian Former home minister and Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said that decisions like ban on mobile phone facility an assault on the dignity and self respect of the People of Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a  public meeting at Handwara in Kupwara district today Mufti said shutting off pre paid mobile facility to the state reflects a ... more

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Human Rigths thanked Italy Court for veredict on Justice

G. H. Farooqui 2 days ago Region: Pakistan

Governor NWFP thanked for remitting Fee of Chitrali students.   CHITRAL: Tehsil Nazim Chitral Sartaj Ahmad Khan who held a special meeting with Governor NWFP Owais Ahmad Khan Ghani during his recent 2 days visit of Chitral. Sartaj bring into notice of Governor some problems and deprive nesses of Chitrali students whose fee were  not remitted despite that the government has already  announced remission... more

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NATO strategists puzzled

Mohan Nepali 2 days ago Region: Belgium

NATO counterinsurgency strategists feel puzzled as five British soldiers stationed in Afghanistan get killed by a trainee Afghan policeman. During eight years of US-NATO rule in Afghanistan, 92 British soldiers have lost their lives this year alone. NATO, after the collapse of Warsaw Pact as well as the Soviet Union, has shown its desire to expand its influence worldwide by accompanying US military missions. However,... more

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Human rights group welcomes new Pakistani law for women protection

Zafar Iqbal 2 days ago Region: Pakistan

Report: Zafar Iqbal Islamabad, Thursday, November 05, 2009:  Press for Peace (PFP) has hailed the government of Pakistan for incorporating an important change in the criminal justice regulations in the country for the protection of women rights. The government of Pakistan on Wednesday passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2009 which provides protection to working women at workplace from sexual advances and... more

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Indian home minister said Security scenario in Jammu region satisfactory

Vijay Kumar 2 days ago Region: India

     Jammu,November 04 (Vijay Kumar Malla)- Regarding the security scenario in the J&K state, Indian Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Thuresday said that he had today taken a review of the security scenario in Jammu region and found it satisfactory. Addressing a press conference in Jammu this evening, the Union Home Minister said that militancy here is at an all time low, the number of militants ... more

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Gabriel Kondesi, Another Drop-Out Engineering Genius in Malawi

Global Voices 4 days ago Region: Malawi

As William Kamkwamba was last week winding down his extraordinary, high profile US book tour to promote the publication of his newly released autobiography, co-authored with Bryan Mealer, a story bearing striking semblances to Kamkwamba's genius was heating up in Malawi. Only this time, the story was uncovered because of an arrest and a jail sentence that ended up reflecting rather poorly on Malawi's otherwise well-reg... more

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