Kenya: Javelin Throwing Olympian Hones Skills Using YouTube
Region: Kenya
By Richard Wanjohi This is part of our Special Coverage London 2012 Olympics [1]. Julius Yego, the African and Kenyan national javelin champion, broke the national record over the weekend in a field athletics meet... more
Views: 1309Bulgaria: Israeli Tourist Bus Attacked
Region: BulgariaBy Gilad Lotan At least seven people were killed in an attack against Israeli youth [1] on a tour bus in Burgus Airport in Bulgaria. UPDATE: @BarakRavid [3]: Bulgarian FM spoke with FM Lieberman and told him the in... more
Views: 947Syria: Beginning of the End of Assad Regime Netizens Say
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicBy Amira Al Hussaini This post is part of our special coverage Syria Protests 2011 [1]. Twitter is abuzz with news of the beginning of the end of the Assad regime, following a bomb explosion in Damascus in which three s... more
Views: 994Afghanistan: Taliban Blamed for Shocking Public Execution
Region: Afghanistan
By Omid Bidar In early July, an Afghan woman was executed [1] publicly in a small village in the Parwan province, about an hour's drive from the capital Kabul. The 22-year-old woman was reportedly killed after two... more
Views: 2298Syria: Traymseh Massacre Reactions Range from Sorrow to Rage
Region: Syrian Arab RepublicBy Yazan Badran Last year, on the eve of the holy month of Ramadan, Syrian forces loyal to the regime of Bashar al-Assad, massacred [1] around 45 civilians in the central town of Hama. This year, the bloodshed is i... more
Views: 976Trinidad & Tobago: Turtle Crushing Incident Sparks Blogosphere Response
Region: Trinidad and Tobago
By Janine Mendes-Franco The news [1] of leatherback turtle hatchlings being crushed by bulldozers on a beach in Trinidad this past weekend has ... more
Views: 1406Sudanese Blogger Speaks Out About Arrest And Interrogation
Region: SudanBy Amira Al Hussaini This post is part of our special coverage Sudan Revolts [1]. Sudanese blogger Maha Elsanosi [2] vividly describes [3]her three days of interrogation at the National Intelligence and Security Servi... more
Views: 993African Countries Eager to Compete in 2012 Olympics
Region: Kenya
By Richard Wanjohi A little less than 17 days to go for the 2012 Olympics and the whole world is revving up for this sporting bonanza to be hosted by London – for the second time in their modern day history. For A... more
Views: 1570Russia: Netizens Speak Out About Devastating Floods
Region: Russian Federation
By Veronica Khokhlova On July 6-7, more than 170 people died and 35,000 were injured or lost their property [1] [ru] in the floods in Krasnodar region (photos and video in these PublicPost reports [ru] - Day 1 [2], ... more
Views: 1200Spain: Miner's Strike Featured Across Social Media
Region: SpainBy Elena Arrontes This post is part of our special coverage Europe in Crisis [1]. On May 23, 2012, Spanish miners went on an indefinite strike in the coalfields and in the streets, blocking roadways and forming bar... more
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